Akbaş Surname
Approximately 90,967 people bear this surname
Akbaş Surname User-submission:
The surname Akbaş has two possible meanings.
1. It means 'brave tug', symbol of valor.
2. A type of wild bird with a short, thin beak and black legs that lives in the polar regions in summer and migrates to warm coasts in winter.
Read More About This SurnameAkbaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 90,757 | 1:857 | 111 |
| Northern Cyprus | 193 | 1:1,653 | 166 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
The alternate forms: Akbas (1,861) & Akbaš (3) are calculated separately.
Akbaş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Akbaş has two possible meanings.
1. It means 'brave tug', symbol of valor.
2. A type of wild bird with a short, thin beak and black legs that lives in the polar regions in summer and migrates to warm coasts in winter.
- jianwuAkbaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akbaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akbaş is found most in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant: Akbas or Akbaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akbaş? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akbaş is the 6,224th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 80,112 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Akbaş reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 90,757 people, or 1 in 857. In Turkey Akbaş is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Sanliurfa Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akbas | 93 | 1,861 | / |
| Akbaš | 93 | 3 | / |
| Akba | 89 | 1,465 | / |
| Akbay | 80 | 15,080 | / |
| Akbağ | 80 | 1,447 | / |
| Akhba | 80 | 85 | / |
| Akbaz | 80 | 50 | / |
| Okbaş | 80 | 46 | / |
| Acbaş | 80 | 44 | / |
| Akbai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Akbaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gakba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ackba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Agkba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akbaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akbap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akboğa | 73 | 5,452 | / |
| Akbash | 73 | 302 | / |
| Aikeba | 73 | 81 | / |
| Akbaht | 73 | 50 | / |
| Akbağa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Akbarz | 73 | 22 | / |
| Akhbaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akkbas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akhbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akhbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhbas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukbat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okba | 67 | 4,934 | / |
| Akbache | 67 | 841 | / |
| Akhbash | 67 | 111 | / |
| Aqba | 67 | 72 | / |
| Acba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akbo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hackbat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akbasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akbatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akbyoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hackbad | 67 | 0 | / |
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