Akuam Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Akuam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akuam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Akuam (27) may also be a first name.

Akuam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akuam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akuam.

How Common Is The Last Name Akuam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akuam is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akuam live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akuam is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Akuam is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Akuam is mostly found in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Akuam occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akuame915/
Hakuam911/
Ankuam911/
Akwuame833/
Akuhame831/
Aguam801,286/
Ekuam80754/
Akwam80325/
Akuom80125/
Akgbam733/
Akuome731/
Acquam731/
Aguaim731/
Gacuam731/
Akwoum731/
Aguasm731/
Akwaime674/
Hanguam672/
Haquame671/

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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 Akuam
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