Ak Surname

5,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ak Surname User-submission:

The Ak surname means 'white' in Turkish.

Ak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey65,1901:1,194175
Indonesia7,2731:18,1842,214
Bangladesh5,6771:28,0711,844
India4,2071:182,33111,122
Egypt1,8001:51,0754,987
Cambodia1,0671:14,5151,126
Malaysia9171:32,1642,729
Oman8421:4,380632
Morocco8181:42,1476,853
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Pakistan7121:250,9045,650
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
France5071:131,01120,020
Vietnam4331:213,963987
Bahrain3531:3,820655
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Poland2421:157,06122,216
Iran2251:341,25623,072
Papua New Guinea2131:38,2804,620
Nigeria2021:876,94438,283
United Arab Emirates1801:50,9025,041
Northern Cyprus1711:1,866209
England1451:384,26226,878
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada711:518,95243,932
Belize691:5,152898
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Australia601:449,92835,109
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Algeria291:1,332,12242,733
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
China231:59,448,7643,236
Israel231:372,07130,321
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Syria201:965,0516,626
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Norway61:857,04855,549
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Malta41:107,5681,849
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Namibia31:803,13415,170
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Ák (173) & Ãk (1) are calculated separately.

Ak (38,965) may also be a first name.

Ak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ak surname means 'white' in Turkish.

- mehmetemreak

Ak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ak (Arabic: عك, Hindi: एके, Marathi: आक, Oriya: ଆକ, Tibetan: ཨག་) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ák or Ãk. Click here for further potential spellings of Ak.

How Common Is The Last Name Ak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,930th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 76,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Ak reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Ak is also the 22,701st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 38,965 people.

The last name Ak is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 65,190 people, or 1 in 1,194. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Samsun Province, where 5 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 5 percent are found. Not including Turkey it occurs in 127 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.

Ak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ak last name increased 1,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ak last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (75%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ak last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ak earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.14% more than the national average, earning $52,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ák83173/
Ãk831/
Hak80184,532/
Ake8056,620/
Gak8034,862/
Aik804,688/
Akh802,733/
Auk801,136/
Ack801,118/
Eak80170/
Aak80136/
Akk80132/
Ayk8088/
Đak8069/
Ajk8028/
Akc8026/
Akg8018/
Ahk8010/
Akø808/
Agk806/
Aqk805/
Akq803/
Aşk802/
Akı801/
Aïk801/
Hake6735,919/
Hack6726,623/
Haak6714,580/
Ayık6710,224/
Hauk677,685/
Gaik673,773/
Haik673,564/
Hakh672,327/
Akhe671,700/
Gaak671,299/
Acke671,267/
Gakh671,006/
Gauk67927/
Gayk67904/
Aike67828/
Hakk67627/
Auke67542/
Auck67452/
Akke67437/
Hayk67272/
Aukh67214/
Audk67183/
Ahak67117/
Ayke67117/
Ausk67103/
Heak6791/
Eake6774/
Aake6773/
Gajk6754/
Eack6746/
Askø6740/
Aick6737/
Haqk6722/
Aikh6721/
Haïk6717/
Aqkh6716/
Aihk6713/
Gakk6712/
Hajk679/
Ahks678/
Ayck677/
Hakq676/
Hakz676/
Aadk675/
Azke675/
Akgh675/
Aitk675/
Ayzk675/
Ahsk674/
Akth674/
Aksz673/
Aakh673/
Akøz673/
Akqt673/
Hahk672/
Aakp672/
Addk672/
Akkh672/
Agke672/
Eakp672/
Aqke672/
Ahuk672/
Azkg672/
Azkt672/
Aytk672/
Aikc672/
Aikg672/
Aatk672/
Agkg672/
Akkp672/
Akxz672/
Aksj672/
Akqs672/
Acgk672/
Eakk671/
Hgak671/
Aaik671/
Aikk671/
Akcs671/
Aktd671/
Atks671/
Ackt671/
Acık671/
Hakt671/
Ajkh671/
Auuk671/
Auyk671/
Askx671/
Azks671/
Ackh671/
Ahkc671/
Aidk671/
Acck671/
Adkc671/
Adkh671/
Adqk671/
Agkh671/
Agkk671/
Agkp671/
Aazk671/
Aask671/
Aack671/
Aakg671/
Aakx671/
Akgc671/
Akgg671/
Akgk671/
Akgq671/
Akct671/
Akcx671/
Akqh671/
Akqq671/
Akqu671/
Akqx671/
Akkc671/
Akkg671/
Aiqk671/
Ahkg671/
Ahkp671/
Ahdk671/
Ahqk671/
Agqk671/
Ajgk671/
Aizk671/
Ajkq671/
Ajkt671/
Aijk671/
Eahk671/
Eakh671/
Eakq671/
Eakz671/
Eazk671/
Askg671/
Aqgk671/
Aqkk671/
Aqkp671/
Aqkq671/
Aqqk671/
Azzk671/
Azkc671/
Azkk671/
Aygk671/
Aykc671/
Ayks671/
Aykt671/
Aykz671/
Ayqk671/
Aujk671/
Aukp671/
Aukt671/
Auhk671/
Aszk671/
Hagk671/
Hakp671/
Hazk671/
Hatk670/
Hakg670/

Ak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ak in the Hindi language
एकेeke81.48
अकaka15.28
केke3.24
Ak in the Marathi language
आकaka56.87
अकaka43.13
Ak in the Tibetan language
ཨག་ak50
ཨཀ་aka25
ཨེག་ek25
Ak in the Oriya language
ଆକaka38.1
ଅକaka35.71
ଅକ୍ak14.29
ଆକ୍ak11.9
Ak in the Arabic language
عكk-

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