Akunam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akunam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akunam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Akunam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akunam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akunam.

How Common Is The Last Name Akunam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Akunam is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Akunam live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Akunam is mostly found in: Rivers, where 89 percent live and Cross River, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akunnam925/
Akuname922/
Aakunam921/
Akinam83107/
Akonam8328/
Okunam8314/
Ekunam831/
Acunam831/
Akhinam778/
Aquinam774/
Okounam773/
Acuunam771/
Ekuinam771/
Aekinam771/
Akunome771/
Okuname771/
Akonom671,075/
Akinom675/
Okonam672/
Okonnam6214/
Okunoim6211/
Equinam623/
Okunome622/
Acuñame621/
Akonoim621/
Hekinham570/
Okonom501/
Ökonom501/

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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 Akunam
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