Akdem Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1221:637,88133,648
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Akdem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akdem is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akdem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,527,735th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Akdem is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Akdem are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 637,881. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Van Province, where 30 percent live, Balikesir Province, where 25 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Turkey Akdem exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 7 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakdeem831/
Akdim805,519/
Ökdem801,748/
Okdem8010/
Agdem802/
Akdym801/
Akdime73468/
Hakdim733/
Aqdim60653/
Ekdim606/
Ogdem604/
Agdim603/
Oukdim55560/

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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
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  • 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 Akdem
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