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 more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akung? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akung is the 326,114th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Akung live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 290,153rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 796 people.
The surname Akung is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 441,753. In Nigeria Akung is most frequent in: Cross River, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common 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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