Akay Surname
Approximately 44,252 people bear this surname
Akay Surname User-submission:
Akay is a Turkish surname. It is splitted in ak, which means 'pure', and ay, which means 'moon'. The meaning of the Akay surname is 'pure moon'.
Akay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 41,088 | 1:1,894 | 282 |
| Indonesia | 968 | 1:136,621 | 13,592 |
| France | 360 | 1:184,508 | 28,709 |
| Germany | 311 | 1:258,860 | 27,806 |
| Northern Cyprus | 257 | 1:1,241 | 102 |
| Belgium | 141 | 1:81,536 | 12,817 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Philippines | 128 | 1:790,924 | 76,218 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Sweden | 87 | 1:113,181 | 8,121 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Kazakhstan | 55 | 1:321,500 | 26,592 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Bulgaria | 29 | 1:240,652 | 12,777 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Akay (2,460) may also be a first name.
Akay Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Akay is a Turkish surname. It is splitted in ak, which means 'pure', and ay, which means 'moon'. The meaning of the Akay surname is 'pure moon'.
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Average Akay Salary in
United States
$66,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akay (Bengali: আকয়, Hindi: अकाय, Marathi: अकाय, Oriya: ଅକୟ, Russian: Акай) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,680th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 164,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Akay live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 149,109th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 2,460 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 41,088 people, or 1 in 1,894. In Turkey Akay is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Izmir Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Akay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Akay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,046 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Akay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akay surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Akay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.45% less than the national average, earning 226,871 kr per year and in United States they earn 54.84% more than the national average, earning $66,814 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akay in the Bengali language | ||
| আকয় | akaya | - |
| Akay in the Hindi language | ||
| अकाय | akaya | 75 |
| आकाय | akaya | 25 |
| Akay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକୟ | akaya | 66.67 |
| ଅକ୍ଷୟ | aksaya | 33.33 |
| Akay in the Marathi language | ||
| अकाय | akaya | 46.15 |
| आकय | akaya | 30.77 |
| आकाय | akaya | 23.08 |
| Akay in the Russian language | ||
| Акай | akaj | - |
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