Akung Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Akung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4011:441,75322,667
Cameroon1941:107,05712,544
Indonesia1881:703,45354,601
Uganda1761:221,81417,207
Mauritius781:16,5823,513
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Akung (796) may also be a first name.

Akung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akung (Hindi: अकुंग) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akung is the 326,114th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Akung reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 290,153rd most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 796 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 441,753. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakung91107/
Akoung91102/
Aikung91101/
Akeung9142/
Ackung9128/
Aukung9114/
Akkung912/
Akhung912/
Akuing912/
Akungh911/
Agkung911/
Akungs911/
Hakhung831/
Gakoung831/
Akungke831/
Akong807,035/
Ekung80921/
Okung80598/
Acung80452/
Akunc80121/
Agkong73216/
Akunke7350/
Ajkong7319/
Hakong7316/
Akhunc7312/
Ascung739/
Akkong738/
Accung738/
Gokung736/
Eakong735/
Aukong735/
Akcong734/
Acuing732/
Ackong731/
Akhong731/
Ekeung731/
Okoung731/
Okunng731/
Okeung731/
Aikong731/
Akkuching711/
Hakkhoung711/
Ahakong6754/
Aukhong6729/
Aikoussing6718/
Hakhunc6717/
Haikong671/
Hakhong671/
Okuteng671/
Haukong671/
Ahkhong671/
Hajkong671/

Akung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akung in the Hindi language
अकुंगakunga-

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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 Akung
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