Akung Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Akung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 401 | 1:441,753 | 22,667 |
| Cameroon | 194 | 1:107,057 | 12,544 |
| Indonesia | 188 | 1:703,453 | 54,601 |
| Uganda | 176 | 1:221,814 | 17,207 |
| Mauritius | 78 | 1:16,582 | 3,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
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 surname Akung (Hindi: अकुंग) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akung? popularity and diffusion
Akung is the 326,114th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Akung live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akung is also the 290,153rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 796 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 441,753. In Nigeria Akung is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Akung occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakung | 91 | 107 | / |
| Akoung | 91 | 102 | / |
| Aikung | 91 | 101 | / |
| Akeung | 91 | 42 | / |
| Ackung | 91 | 28 | / |
| Aukung | 91 | 14 | / |
| Akkung | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akhung | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akuing | 91 | 2 | / |
| Akungh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Agkung | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akungs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hakhung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakoung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akungke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akong | 80 | 7,035 | / |
| Ekung | 80 | 921 | / |
| Okung | 80 | 598 | / |
| Acung | 80 | 452 | / |
| Akunc | 80 | 121 | / |
| Agkong | 73 | 216 | / |
| Akunke | 73 | 50 | / |
| Ajkong | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hakong | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akhunc | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ascung | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akkong | 73 | 8 | / |
| Accung | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gokung | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eakong | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aukong | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akcong | 73 | 4 | / |
| Acuing | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ackong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okunng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkuching | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkhoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahakong | 67 | 54 | / |
| Aukhong | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aikoussing | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakhunc | 67 | 17 | / |
| Haikong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuteng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahkhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajkong | 67 | 1 | / |
Akung Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akung in the Hindi language | ||
| अकुंग | akunga | - |
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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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