Akunji Surname

122,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9931:256,28614,805
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akunji (12) may also be a first name.

Akunji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akunji (Marathi: अकुंजी) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akunji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,037th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,943,346 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Akunji reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Akunji is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2,993 people, or 1 in 256,286. In India Akunji is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Akunji Last Name Statistics demography

Akunji earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhunji92888/
Akundji92116/
Aakunji9238/
Akunjit924/
Gakunji921/
Akaunji921/
Ackunji921/
Akeunji921/
Akunjii921/
Akunjie921/
Akunjai921/
Akujnji921/
Akkunji921/
Hakunji921/
Akoundji8627/
Akhundji863/
Aakunjit861/
Akhunjiy861/
Akhunjis861/
Akonji83265/
Okunji8352/
Akinji8349/
Akunje8325/
Akungi8320/
Akunzi8318/
Akunja8317/
Akumji8310/
Akunie837/
Akunjy831/
Ekunji831/
Gakunzi773,580/
Akunjee771,356/
Okundji77383/
Akonjie77114/
Gacunji7737/
Akunchi7730/
Ekuniji7721/
Akunshi7713/
Akhonji7710/
Akundje774/
Akiniji774/
Akunnie773/
Akuunzi772/
Akinjoi771/
Akuinzi771/
Akinjui771/
Akungie771/
Akounzi771/
Hakinji771/
Akoundzi7172/
Akhunjee7143/
Hakunchi7120/
Akunniyi718/
Aakunchi717/
Akoundje715/
Haikunje714/
Aakunjee713/
Ekunniji712/
Gacunjui711/
Akhunzai711/
Akounchi711/
Akaunjee711/
Gakuinzi711/
Akoonjie711/
Akhunchi711/
Okonji6712,919/
Akonzi67274/
Okunzi67172/
Akinje67123/
Ekunie67100/
Akunye6784/
Okungi6718/
Acungi6718/
Okunja6716/
Akunge6710/
Akonsi6710/
Akunze6710/
Aakusingi679/
Akonja678/
Akonje677/
Akonie676/
Acunzi675/
Ekinji675/
Atkunchai674/
Aakhunchi674/
Akinie673/
Akugne672/
Akunza671/
Okunje671/
Akunsa671/
Ekunje671/

Akunji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akunji in the Marathi language
अकुंजीakunji90.91
आकुंजीakunji9.09

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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 Akunji
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