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 in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Akbek is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Akbek live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,882,275. In Turkey Akbek is primarily concentrated in: Ordu Province, where 52 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 41 percent reside and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

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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