Akan may refer to:
People and languages[edit]
- Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
- Akan languages, a language group within the wider Central Tano languages
- Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan
- Central Tano languages, a language group which includes Akan
Places[edit]
- Akan (Ghana parliament constituency)
- Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan
- Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido
- Akan National Park
- Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Akan River, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Akan, Wisconsin, a town in the United States
Other uses[edit]
- Akan (surname), a surname
- Akan (biblical figure), a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis
- Akan (Maya god), a deity in Maya religion (identified with the god A')
- Akan (あかん), a Japanese Kansai dialect phrase meaning "No way"