Akouin Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akouin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin411:252,08822,137
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425

Akouin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akouin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akouin is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akouin.

How Common Is The Last Name Akouin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akouin is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akouin live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 252,088. In Benin Akouin is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 85 percent reside, Zou Department, where 10 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akouyin921/
Akouehin8619/
Akhouine869/
Akohin83987/
Okouin83289/
Akuhin836/
Akuoin831/
Akouehina801/
Gokouin7741/
Gacouin7740/
Okouain774/
Aucouin773/
Akuiyen771/
Akuyien771/
Okouyin771/
Akoueyon712/
Oskouein711/
Acuhin6736/
Akhoen6720/
Akohen6713/
Akahin678/
Akoyeisin672/
Hakoen671/
Acuuin671/
Acauin671/
Akoene671/
Okoain671/
Oqeuin670/
Hookouina670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akouin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis