Akif Surname
Approximately 10,302 people bear this surname
Akif Surname User-submission:
Akif, Akef or Aqif (Arabic: عاكف) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning 'focused, attached, intent, devoted'.
Akif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2,556 | 1:13,488 | 1,986 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Pakistan | 1,465 | 1:121,941 | 3,565 |
| Bulgaria | 1,357 | 1:5,143 | 696 |
| Algeria | 571 | 1:67,656 | 11,028 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| India | 357 | 1:2,148,643 | 72,088 |
| Indonesia | 339 | 1:390,116 | 33,199 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Greece | 114 | 1:97,191 | 16,372 |
| Turkey | 83 | 1:937,607 | 43,462 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Afghanistan | 70 | 1:459,331 | 6,045 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Northern Cyprus | 30 | 1:10,634 | 2,776 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Akif (62,072) may also be a first name.
Akif Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Akif, Akef or Aqif (Arabic: عاكف) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning 'focused, attached, intent, devoted'.
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Average Akif Salary in
United States
$43,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akif (Arabic: عكيف, Hindi: आकिफ, Marathi: आकीफ़, Russian: Акиф) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,887th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 707,391 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Akif live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Akif is also the 15,440th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 62,072 people.
The surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 2,556 people, or 1 in 13,488. Without taking into account Morocco this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.
Akif Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akif surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Akif earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.49% less than the national average, earning 254,396 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aakif | 89 | 635 | / |
| Akkif | 89 | 283 | / |
| Hakif | 89 | 140 | / |
| Akife | 89 | 60 | / |
| Akief | 89 | 23 | / |
| Akhif | 89 | 15 | / |
| Akiff | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ahkif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Askeif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Haukif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akishf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Askife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakhif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ackifs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Adkiff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Akef | 75 | 6,410 | / |
| Aqif | 75 | 191 | / |
| Akiv | 75 | 142 | / |
| Akiw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Acif | 75 | 5 | / |
| Akyf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Okif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akifova | 73 | 403 | / |
| Achkaif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akiev | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Okife | 67 | 115 | / |
| Akefe | 67 | 110 | / |
| Aakiv | 67 | 89 | / |
| Aaqif | 67 | 65 | / |
| Okief | 67 | 61 | / |
| Askiw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Đakiv | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akiew | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akiph | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akiov | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hakef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aquif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Achif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akeef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hakiv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aqiff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aakef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okeif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aciff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akaiv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakifova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okaif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okoif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haqif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akkef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqijf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajkib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aketf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okijf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okihf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atkiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaqif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okiff | 67 | 0 | / |
Akif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akif in the Hindi language | ||
| आकिफ | akipha | 90.91 |
| अकिफ | akipha | 5.68 |
| आकीफ | akipha | 2.84 |
| आकिफ़ | akifa | 0.57 |
| Akif in the Marathi language | ||
| आकीफ़ | akifa | 66.67 |
| अकीफ़ | akifa | 33.33 |
| Akif in the Russian language | ||
| Акиф | akif | - |
| Akif in the Arabic language | ||
| عكيف | kyf | - |
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Footnotes
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