Akšam Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Akšam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akšam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina521:68,0087,242
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Akşam (1,247) & Aksam (291) are calculated separately.

Akšam Last Name Facts

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

Akšam occurs most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also appear as a variant: Akşam or Aksam. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akšam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Akšam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Akšam live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 68,008. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 69 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent are found. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 17 percent are found and Montenegro, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akşam931,247/
Aksam93291/
Akçam806,256/
Akšan8014/
Aksham7318/
Haksam7315/
Akcham733/
Akhsam732/
Akssam731/
Aksame731/
Aeksam731/
Aksaim731/
Aksamh731/
Axam67264/
Aksayım679/
Akshaim671/
Haksham671/

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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 Akšam
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