Akek Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akek (137) may also be a first name.

Akek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akek (Hindi: आकेक, Russian: Акек) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akek.

How Common Is The Last Name Akek? popularity and diffusion

Akek is the 1,415,499th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Akek live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Akek is also the 790,880th most widely held forename in the world, held by 137 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,787,151. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Jambi, where 38 percent reside, South Sumatra, where 32 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 12 percent reside. Other than Indonesia Akek occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akeke891,588/
Akiek89155/
Akeek8916/
Hakek8913/
Akeck897/
Askek891/
Ackek891/
Akeuk891/
Akeeke8073/
Hakeek8038/
Aukeke8013/
Akeake8011/
Hakeke809/
Askekh802/
Hakiek801/
Ackeik801/
Aikeke801/
Adkeke801/
Akeike801/
Atkeke801/
Gakeck800/
Akec753,246/
Akik751,827/
Okek75697/
Acek75135/
Ekek7588/
Akeg757/
Ökek752/
Akeq751/
Akyk751/
Hackeek733/
Ashkeek731/
Okeke67428,810/
Hakik672,424/
Akegh671,281/
Hacek67562/
Akike67215/
Akyok67133/
Hakeg6740/
Aikik6714/
Akkik679/
Akkec677/
Akhik675/
Aqeek674/
Akkeg674/
Okekp673/
Hekek673/
Haqek673/
Akeeg673/
Okeek673/
Akiok673/
Aakik673/
Okeck672/
Ekeck672/
Askeq672/
Hakheekh671/
Gakik671/
Eekek671/
Ekeuk671/
Adkjk671/
Atkik671/
Akiec671/
Aakeg671/
Akeig671/
Akeqs671/
Akesc671/
Akisk671/
Akedc671/
Okekh671/
Ozkek671/
Ekekh671/
Akyke671/
Okeik670/

Akek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akek in the Hindi language
आकेकakeka-
Akek in the Russian language
Акекakek-

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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 Akek
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