Akbay Surname

35,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akbay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey14,1431:5,502789
Afghanistan3331:96,5562,540
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
Kazakhstan1021:173,35816,783
Germany861:936,11065,790
Israel321:267,42624,032
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Akbay (127) may also be a first name.

Akbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akbay (Russian: Акбай) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,075th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 483,259 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Akbay are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 825,494th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 127 people.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 14,143 people, or 1 in 5,502. In Turkey Akbay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Agri Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Akbay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Akbay surname are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.15% being registered with the party.

Akbay earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhbay912/
Akbaye911/
Hakbay911/
Akba891,465/
Akby898/
Akbaş8090,967/
Akbey802,645/
Akbağ801,447/
Acbay80812/
Okbay80254/
Akhba8085/
Akboy8042/
Akbai809/
Ackby808/
Akbae807/
Askby804/
Akbaj803/
Hakby803/
Akbaš803/
Ackba802/
Gakba802/
Akbap801/
Agkba801/
Hakba801/
Akbaa801/
Akbau801/
Akboğa735,452/
Akbuğa732,780/
Akboya7398/
Aikeba7381/
Akbaht7350/
Akbağa7334/
Hacbay733/
Akkbas732/
Gokbay732/
Akhbaz732/
Aikbye731/
Akhbas731/
Akhbah731/
Askbey731/
Acbaya731/
Akbaji731/
Haskby731/
Oukbay731/
Aukbat731/
Akhvay731/
Akhbai731/
Aqbayi731/
Okba674,934/
Akbi671,109/
Okby67189/
Akhbash67111/
Ekba67105/
Aqba6772/
Akbe6751/
Acba6721/
Akqubayova678/
Ekby674/
Hackbat673/
Akkvaye673/
Okbayes671/
Acby671/
Akbatch671/
Gakboyo671/
Hockbay671/
Akbehyi671/
Akbyoha671/
Akhbaue671/
Gaacbay671/
Hackbad670/

Akbay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akbay in the Russian language
Акбайakbaj-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akbay
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