Akbek Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Akbek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akbek occurs most in Turkey. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbek? popularity and diffusion

Akbek is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Akbek occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Akbek reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Akbek is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,882,275. In Turkey Akbek is mostly found in: Ordu Province, where 52 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 41 percent are found and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akbeke913/
Akbeek913/
Akhbek911/
Akbik80512/
Akbeg804/
Akbekova7712/
Ekbeck734/
Gokbek732/
Akbayık6715/
Akbıyık675/
Askbäck673/
Eckbeck670/
Hascbeck621/
Akvik606/
Ekbäck55232/
Ecbeck550/
Hacbect506/
Hocbeke502/
Heqbeck501/
Hocbeck500/

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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 Akbek
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