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All over the world, Akan (Akan , Акан , اكان ) is a common epicene forename. The first name Akan is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common mostly male, but uncommonly girly name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and Turkey. Also, Akan is the last name as well as the forename.
Akan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!