Akun Surname
Approximately 3,648 people bear this surname
Akun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,989 | 1:19,628 | 2,907 |
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| Indonesia | 395 | 1:334,808 | 29,196 |
| Malaysia | 280 | 1:105,337 | 7,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 241 | 1:33,833 | 3,966 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99 | 1:60,330 | 8,332 |
| Ukraine | 82 | 1:555,155 | 62,025 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
The alternate forms: Akün (606) are calculated separately.
Akun (2,919) may also be a first name.
Akun Demographics
Akun Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Akun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akun (Russian: Акун) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Akün. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akun is the 124,888th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,997,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Akun are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 134,394th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 2,919 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,989 people, or 1 in 19,628. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kitgum District, where 17 percent live, Agago District, where 16 percent live and Oyam District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda Akun exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Akun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akun in the Russian language | ||
| Акун | akun | - |
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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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- 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 Akun
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