Akum Surname

65,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,7571:4,366523
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Lebanon6111:9,2261,396
Nigeria5331:332,35018,137
Indonesia4371:302,63026,851
Uganda1861:209,88916,563
India871:8,816,843179,063
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
United States361:10,068,304413,125
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Aküm (10) are calculated separately.

Akum (2,861) may also be a first name.

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) is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as: Aküm. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,843rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 961,545 people. The last name Akum occurs mostly 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. Akum is also the 136,064th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 2,861 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4,757 people, or 1 in 4,366. In Cameroon Akum is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 47 percent live, Southwest Region, where 41 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent live and Lebanon, where 8 percent live.

Akum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akum has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Akum surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Akum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akum last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Akum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aküm9210/
Akume896,533/
Akoum89979/
Akkum89811/
Hakum89175/
Aikum89113/
Akeum8915/
Gakum8910/
Akuim899/
Aukum896/
Ahkum896/
Aakum895/
Akhum895/
Ackum894/
Aykum892/
Akumm892/
Akuum892/
Akaum891/
Hakoum801,127/
Akoume80409/
Akaume80107/
Atkhum8059/
Haikum8014/
Aykoum8010/
Aikume809/
Akuume807/
Ajtkum805/
Hadkum805/
Aitkum805/
Hakkum803/
Eatkum802/
Aekaum802/
Aakoum802/
Hakhum802/
Aatkum801/
Akhumd801/
Ajkhum801/
Hakume801/
Ackoum801/
Haukum801/
Gakoum801/
Akhoum801/
Aukhum801/
Autkum801/
Haskum800/
Akom755,343/
Ekum751,811/
Okum751,751/
Acum75803/
Hakkoum732,186/
Akumova7346/
Hakoume7341/
Akhaume7312/
Haikoum738/
Hadkhum736/
Haadkum736/
Ahakume735/
Haykoum735/
Hazkoum731/
Hakkhum731/
Autkhum731/
Hauckum730/
Ackom679,050/
Gokum67765/
Akhom67300/
Eikum67229/
Akoom67142/
Hakkoume67140/
Okume67127/
Hakom67110/
Accum6766/
Hokum6747/
Akhumova6736/
Ozkum6718/
Acume6714/
Okoum6713/
Gacum677/
Hekum675/
Hacum675/
Ockum674/
Okuum673/
Ekkum672/
Okcum672/
Aikom672/
Aakumova671/
Akomm671/
Ekeum671/
Aakom671/
Ekumh671/
Eekum671/
Acuum671/
Eakom671/
Aukom671/
Aucum670/
Aucom670/

Akum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akum in the Oriya language
ଆକୁମakuma-
Akum in the Marathi language
अकुमakuma83.33
आकुंakum16.67
Akum in the Hindi language
आकुमakuma38.46
अकुमakuma30.77
आकूमakuma23.08
अकूमakuma7.69
Akum in the Russian language
Акумakum-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akum
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