Across the world, اكون (Akon 
, Acun 
, اكون 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name اكون is habitual in Sudan, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but infrequently masculine name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, اكون is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Akon | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey |
| Acun | France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey |
| اكون | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |