Akum Surname
Approximately 7,579 people bear this surname
Akum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,757 | 1:4,366 | 523 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Lebanon | 611 | 1:9,226 | 1,396 |
| Nigeria | 533 | 1:332,350 | 18,137 |
| Indonesia | 437 | 1:302,630 | 26,851 |
| Uganda | 186 | 1:209,889 | 16,563 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Aküm (10) are calculated separately.
Akum (2,861) may also be a first name.
Akum Demographics
Average Akum Salary in
United States
$44,275 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akum (Hindi: आकुम, Marathi: अकुम, Oriya: ଆକୁମ, Russian: Акум) occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms: Aküm. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,843rd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 961,545 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Akum are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,064th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,861 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4,757 people, or 1 in 4,366. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 47 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 41 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Akum occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and Lebanon, where 8 percent reside.
Akum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Akum has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Akum surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Akum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Akum last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Akum surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Akum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.98% less than the national average, earning R 111,732 per year and in United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକୁମ | akuma | - |
| Akum in the Marathi language | ||
| अकुम | akuma | 83.33 |
| आकुं | akum | 16.67 |
| Akum in the Hindi language | ||
| आकुम | akuma | 38.46 |
| अकुम | akuma | 30.77 |
| आकूम | akuma | 23.08 |
| अकूम | akuma | 7.69 |
| Akum in the Russian language | ||
| Акум | akum | - |
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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
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- 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 Akum
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