Akef Forename

111,507th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,939 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Akef Forename User-submission:

Akif, Akef or Aqif (Arabic: عاكف‎) is a male given name, which means 'one who sits in aitekaf' (a sitting in last days of Ramadan, done by Muslims to purify themselves). This name is mentioned in Sura El Baqara (2nd sura of Quran).

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Akef Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan
100%
1,7181:5,138601
Saudi Arabia-9911:31,0923,837
Palestine
100%
3271:13,915936
Egypt
81%
 
3041:302,3069,724
Iran
91%
 
1301:603,8226,611
Lebanon
100%
1221:46,1282,270
Iraq
86%
 
1061:330,3574,506
Kuwait-471:80,5386,521
Israel
100%
401:210,0736,344
United States
100%
361:10,070,472101,302
India
100%
301:40,495,932746,646
Syria-291:665,7272,954
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Pakistan
100%
81:24,294,710113,215
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Oman
100%
31:1,369,5567,879
Yemen-31:8,765,5849,038
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Brazil
100%
11:214,236,154864,335
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290

Akef (6,410) may also be a surname.

Akef Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Akif, Akef or Aqif (Arabic: عاكف‎) is a male given name, which means 'one who sits in aitekaf' (a sitting in last days of Ramadan, done by Muslims to purify themselves). This name is mentioned in Sura El Baqara (2nd sura of Quran).

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Akef Forename Popularity

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