Family name Akyn (Акин 
, Akyn 
, Akýn ) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Akyn is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Also, Akyn is the forename as well as the last name.