Ake Surname
Approximately 56,620 people bear this surname
Ake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 21,290 | 1:5,830 | 722 |
| Ivory Coast | 20,558 | 1:1,122 | 112 |
| Nigeria | 5,586 | 1:31,712 | 2,647 |
| United States | 2,175 | 1:166,648 | 16,907 |
| Indonesia | 1,174 | 1:112,648 | 11,481 |
| Benin | 1,001 | 1:10,325 | 1,427 |
| Papua New Guinea | 902 | 1:9,040 | 707 |
| Cameroon | 567 | 1:36,630 | 4,925 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| India | 521 | 1:1,472,294 | 55,752 |
| France | 354 | 1:187,635 | 29,176 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Thailand | 189 | 1:373,748 | 65,615 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Belize | 143 | 1:2,486 | 529 |
| Taiwan | 137 | 1:171,130 | 1,499 |
| Kenya | 130 | 1:355,230 | 20,851 |
| Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Latvia | 67 | 1:30,598 | 4,691 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Burkina Faso | 41 | 1:447,612 | 6,554 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 476 | 1:105,501 | 10,598 |
The alternate forms: Aké (96), Akè (1) & Āķe (2) are calculated separately.
Ake (16,048) may also be a first name.
Ake Demographics
Average Male Ake Height
173.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ake (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻛﻪ, Hindi: अके, Marathi: आके) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Aké, Akè or Āķe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ake? popularity and diffusion
Ake is the 9,943rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 128,710 people. The surname Ake occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ake live; 41 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 44,335th most widely held first name globally It is held by 16,048 people.
Ake is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 21,290 people, or 1 in 5,830. In Mexico Ake is most frequent in: Yucatán, where 57 percent reside, Quintana Roo, where 22 percent reside and Campeche, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Mexico it occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Ake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ake last name increased 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ake are 8.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.48% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ake earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $38,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.51% less than the national average, earning $23,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ake in the Marathi language | ||
| आके | ake | 83.48 |
| अके | ake | 13.04 |
| के | ke | 2.32 |
| Ake in the Hindi language | ||
| अके | ake | 68.75 |
| आके | ake | 25 |
| एके | eke | 6.25 |
| Ake in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 35.29 |
| ﺍﻙ | ak | 17.65 |
| ﺁﻙ | ak | 17.65 |
| ﺍﻛﻪ | akh | 11.76 |
| ﺃﻛﻪ | akh | 5.88 |
| ﺃﻙ | ak | 5.88 |
| ﺁﻛﻰ | aky | 5.88 |
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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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- 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 Ake
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