Akbas Surname

219,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Akbas Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'white head'.

Akbas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4841:166,33419,687
France4481:148,26522,961
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England981:568,55234,674
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Austria451:189,23224,045
Israel441:194,49219,021
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Norway231:223,57824,793
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Wales101:309,45316,869
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Akbaş (90,967) & Akbaš (3) are calculated separately.

Akbas (126) may also be a first name.

Akbas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'white head'.

- frenchtoast

Akbas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akbas (Bengali: আক্বাস, Marathi: अकबास) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Akbaş or Akbaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akbas is the 219,675th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,915,930 people. The last name Akbas is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Akbas live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 126 people.

The surname Akbas is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 166,334. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany Akbas is found in 53 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Akbas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akbas last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Akbas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.42% less than the national average, earning 202,745 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $60,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akbaş9390,967/
Akbaš933/
Akbash91302/
Akkbas912/
Akhbas911/
Akhbash83111/
Akbasse832/
Acbas80218/
Akbaz8050/
Aqbas802/
Ekbas801/
Akbasova77168/
Gokbas7313/
Aqbash736/
Akhbaz732/
Akbous731/
Akhvas731/
Okbaus731/
Okbash731/
Akbashova7177/
Akbassova715/
Hackbasth711/
Akbache67841/
Gokbash677/
Akbatch671/
Akbozova626/
Akboz60283/
Okbaz6062/
Okbaş6046/
Acbaş6044/
Okbos601/
Akbeysova574/
Haqbaz551/
Hokbaz551/
Acbach550/
Akbouch505/
Okbache502/
Acbache501/
Oqbaise501/

Akbas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akbas in the Bengali language
আক্বাসakbasa-
Akbas in the Marathi language
अकबासakabasa50
बासbasa50

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