Akrong Surname

58,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akrong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akrong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8,3131:3,250499
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England541:1,031,81650,675
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akrong (343) may also be a first name.

Akrong Last Name Facts

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

Akrong occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akrong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,895th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 850,256 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akrong are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 343 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 8,313 people, or 1 in 3,250. Outside of Ghana it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Akrong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akrong surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Akrong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.27% less than the national average, earning $42,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Audkrong867/
Akrang83124/
Okrong8329/
Akrung834/
Aqrong831/
Ekrong831/
Hokrong775/
Gakrang771/
Aidkrung711/
Eakraung711/
Oudkrong711/
Haikrang711/
Akqurang711/
Ekrang6715/
Akrank671/
Hokrang621/
Akhrank621/
Akramc5032/
Akramq5010/

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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 Akrong
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