Alakun Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Alakun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Alakun (55) may also be a first name.
Alakun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alakun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alakun (Hindi: अलकुन, Oriya: ଆଲକୁନ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alakun.
How Common Is The Last Name Alakun? popularity and diffusion
Alakun is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Alakun live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alakun is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 55 people.
Alakun is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Alakun is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 65 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 10 percent are found and Soroti District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aelakun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Alakund | 92 | 3 | / |
| Halakund | 86 | 7 | / |
| Alakunth | 86 | 5 | / |
| Halakunt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aïlakoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaikhun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alakucin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahlakoun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alakuntt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aliakhun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alyakunt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haladkun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alakon | 83 | 194 | / |
| Alokun | 83 | 52 | / |
| Olakun | 83 | 25 | / |
| Alacun | 83 | 24 | / |
| Alekun | 83 | 9 | / |
| Alakunova | 80 | 127 | / |
| Hallakoun | 80 | 11 | / |
| Alhakoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alaykum | 77 | 519 | / |
| Otlakun | 77 | 15 | / |
| Oladkun | 77 | 12 | / |
| Alaïkon | 77 | 11 | / |
| Alakhon | 77 | 9 | / |
| Olakune | 77 | 4 | / |
| Alaukum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olaikun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alaikon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oolakun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alokoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alakhunova | 75 | 304 | / |
| Aliakunova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Alyakunova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Aliakhunova | 71 | 92 | / |
| Allakhunova | 71 | 70 | / |
| Alyakhunova | 71 | 51 | / |
| Alyakoum | 71 | 13 | / |
| Holakund | 71 | 6 | / |
| Alahakon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aloukoun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aliakoum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oladkoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aylakhunova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alahkoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allaikon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allakoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allokoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olatkoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokun | 67 | 1,511 | / |
| Alacon | 67 | 461 | / |
| Hailotkun | 67 | 326 | / |
| Elokun | 67 | 115 | / |
| Elekun | 67 | 60 | / |
| Alloukoun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Olekun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hollakund | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alokon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alahakoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alacón | 67 | 1 | / |
Alakun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alakun in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकुन | alakuna | 80 |
| अलाकुन | alakuna | 10 |
| अलकून | alakuna | 5 |
| अलकूं | alakum | 5 |
| Alakun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲକୁନ | alakuna | 50 |
| ଅଲକୁନ | alakuna | 50 |
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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 Alakun
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