Throughout the world, اكان (Akan 
, اكان 
) is a common epicene forename. The first name اكان is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Bahamas, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Turkey. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, India, and Turkey. More frequently, اكان is the last name as well as the forename.