Akef Surname

76,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Akef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,4851:20,4982,359
Iraq1,0691:32,7611,518
Iran6551:117,22511,044
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England41:13,929,515290,718
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Akef (3,939) may also be a first name.

Akef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akef (Arabic: عاكف, Marathi: आकेफ़) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akef is the 76,443rd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,136,903 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Akef live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 111,507th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 3,939 people.

Akef is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,485 people, or 1 in 20,498. Besides Egypt it is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Akef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Akef are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Akef earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 105.54% more than the national average, earning $88,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.63% more than the national average, earning $77,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akefe89110/
Akief8923/
Hakef898/
Akeef896/
Aakef893/
Aketf891/
Askef891/
Akkef891/
Gakeff8020/
Akeefe8018/
Askeif803/
Aakeef802/
Askeef802/
Achkef801/
Hakeef801/
Akkeef801/
Akeffe801/
Akif7510,302/
Acef75148/
Akew7585/
Akev7553/
Okef7519/
Akyf754/
Ekef751/
Aqef751/
Aakeefh731/
Hackeff731/
Akiev671,102/
Aakif67635/
Okefe67367/
Akkif67283/
Akeva67188/
Akeev67178/
Hakif67140/
Okeef6792/
Okief6761/
Akife6760/
Aceff6759/
Gakev6738/
Ackew6718/
Akiew6717/
Akhif6715/
Akiff679/
Aqeef676/
Aikew675/
Ahkew675/
Okeif673/
Okeaf672/
Agkeb672/
Akeph672/
Akeab672/
Akeew672/
Ekkef671/
O'Kef671/
Oikef671/
Ahkif671/
Eckef671/
Aquef671/
Akcew671/
Aukev671/
Askev671/
Askjf671/
Hakev671/
Akuyf671/
Akhew671/
Okeff670/
Hakew670/
Eakew670/
Adkew670/

Akef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akef in the Marathi language
आकेफ़akefa-
Akef in the Arabic language
عاكفakf-

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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 Akef
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