Alakun Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Alakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

Alakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alakun in the Hindi language
अलकुनalakuna80
अलाकुनalakuna10
अलकूनalakuna5
अलकूंalakum5
Alakun in the Oriya language
ଆଲକୁନalakuna50
ଅଲକୁନalakuna50

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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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