Åke Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Åke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 86 | 1:63,915 | 7,300 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Åke (17,105) may also be a first name.
Åke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Åke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Åke occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Åke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Åke is the 1,491,356th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Åke live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 42,362nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 17,105 people.
It is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 63,915. In Finland it is most frequent in: North Karelia, where 57 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 28 percent are found and Kymenlaakso, where 8 percent are found. Other than Finland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Åkhe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Åhke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ke | 80 | 1,270,301 | / |
| Håker | 75 | 74 | / |
| Key | 67 | 62,746 | / |
| Kee | 67 | 38,268 | / |
| Kei | 67 | 19,855 | / |
| Kea | 67 | 18,979 | / |
| Kie | 67 | 13,022 | / |
| Keh | 67 | 5,507 | / |
| Khe | 67 | 3,832 | / |
| Keu | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Kke | 67 | 294 | / |
| Kej | 67 | 256 | / |
| Cke | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kje | 67 | 68 | / |
| Keš | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keï | 67 | 36 | / |
| Keő | 67 | 29 | / |
| Keč | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keć | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keř | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kåe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kce | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keî | 67 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Åke
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis