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
Ake Political Affiliation
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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 appear in the variant forms: Aké, Akè or Āķe. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,943rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 128,710 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ake reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 44,335th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 16,048 people.
The surname Ake is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 21,290 people, or 1 in 5,830. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Yucatán, where 57 percent are found, Quintana Roo, where 22 percent are found and Campeche, where 18 percent are found. Not including Mexico Ake exists in 78 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Ake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ake has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ake last name rose 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ake surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ake surname are 8.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.48% registered with 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
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