Aqif Forename

150,496th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,424 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Aqif 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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Aqif Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania
100%
8011:3,803756
Pakistan
87%
 
5331:364,6499,672
Azerbaijan
100%
4051:23,8102,078
Bangladesh-3671:434,50016,631
Kosovo-1051:17,7282,131
India
100%
651:18,690,430452,321
Malaysia
100%
391:780,76829,717
Indonesia
100%
301:8,598,789287,510
Greece
100%
251:437,3826,259
England
100%
181:3,089,05133,607
United States
100%
71:51,790,997317,178
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Germany
100%
21:48,338,93872,742
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Aqif (191) may also be a surname.

Aqif 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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Aqif Forename Popularity

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aqif