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

The surname Akafi is most common in Iran. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akafi? popularity and diffusion

Akafi is the 864,701st most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Akafi are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Akafi is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 29 people.

The surname Akafi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 290,843. In Iran it is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 33 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

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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