Akafi Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Akafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2641:290,84320,828
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Akafi (29) may also be a first name.

Akafi Last Name Facts

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

Akafi is found most frequently in Iran. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akafi is the 864,701st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. Akafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Akafi reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name globally, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 290,843. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 33 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Askafi91606/
Akafyi9178/
Akhafi917/
Aakafi917/
Akkafi913/
Hakafi912/
Atkafi911/
Akafio911/
Akashfi831/
Aikaifi831/
Adkhafi831/
Akafa80217/
Ekafi8066/
Akofi8044/
Akafe8042/
Okafi8036/
Akefi8029/
Akkafa73447/
Akhafa73174/
Oukafi73150/
Akaafa7313/
Askafy738/
Akkafe736/
Akoffi735/
Akaifa734/
Akafeu733/
Ekaefi733/
Okaefi733/
Akahfa732/
Aakefi732/
Acaefi732/
Hakafa731/
Adkofi731/
Akofie731/
Hekafi731/
Okeafi731/
Asqafi731/
Okafoi731/
Akefie731/
Okafie731/
Okhafi731/
Haqafi731/
Akoufi731/
Akafay731/
Aukefi731/
Hakefi731/
Ahqafi731/
Ackeifi67292/
Akoufei6795/
Hekahfi6733/
Hakaufa679/
Akophai673/
Ashqafi672/
Askafer672/
Aakafay672/
Akoufui671/
Akouffi671/
Agkofui671/
Akuifai671/

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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
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  • 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 Akafi
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