Akarçay Surname
Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname
Akarçay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,403 | 1:32,385 | 3,486 |
| Northern Cyprus | 26 | 1:12,270 | 3,169 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Akarcay (43) are calculated separately.
Akarçay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akarçay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akarçay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Akarcay. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akarçay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akarçay is the 176,164th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. The surname Akarçay is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Akarçay reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,403 people, or 1 in 32,385. In Turkey Akarçay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 12 percent reside and Eskisehir Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akarcay | 95 | 43 | / |
| Akarchay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akarca | 77 | 2,519 | / |
| Akarja | 77 | 26 | / |
| Akarza | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akharchay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akarsoy | 71 | 90 | / |
| Acarçağ | 71 | 19 | / |
| Akarsha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Akardja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Askarza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acarcay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akgarsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akarjas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akarjad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akarjaš | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akharja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Askarzai | 67 | 212 | / |
| Hakarsha | 67 | 58 | / |
| Askarzad | 67 | 32 | / |
| Adkarzai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akarchad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akardzha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aakarsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akarshah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askarzoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akarçay
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