Akif Surname

49,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,5561:13,4881,986
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Pakistan1,4651:121,9413,565
Bulgaria1,3571:5,143696
Algeria5711:67,65611,028
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
India3571:2,148,64372,088
Indonesia3391:390,11633,199
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Greece1141:97,19116,372
Turkey831:937,60743,462
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Afghanistan701:459,3316,045
Spain671:697,79230,551
Belgium601:191,61125,371
England601:928,63447,428
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States351:10,355,970420,657
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Northern Cyprus301:10,6342,776
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Maldives21:202,0864,973
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

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'.

- kaany

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aakif89635/
Akkif89283/
Hakif89140/
Akife8960/
Akief8923/
Akhif8915/
Akiff899/
Ahkif891/
Askeif803/
Haukif801/
Akishf801/
Askife801/
Hakhif801/
Ackifs800/
Adkiff800/
Akef756,410/
Aqif75191/
Akiv75142/
Akiw757/
Acif755/
Akyf754/
Okif751/
Akifova73403/
Achkaif734/
Akiev671,102/
Okife67115/
Akefe67110/
Aakiv6789/
Aaqif6765/
Okief6761/
Askiw6718/
Đakiv6717/
Akiew6717/
Akiph6715/
Akiov6715/
Hakef678/
Aquif677/
Achif677/
Akeef676/
Hakiv675/
Aqiff674/
Aakef673/
Okeif673/
Aciff672/
Akaiv672/
Hakifova672/
Okaif672/
Okoif672/
Oukif672/
Haqif672/
Akkef671/
Gakiv671/
Askiv671/
Askjf671/
Gakiw671/
Aqijf671/
Ajkib671/
Aketf671/
Akuyf671/
Okijf671/
Okihf671/
Atkiw671/
Aqife671/
Askef671/
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Okiff670/

Akif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akif in the Hindi language
आकिफakipha90.91
अकिफakipha5.68
आकीफakipha2.84
आकिफ़akifa0.57
Akif in the Marathi language
आकीफ़akifa66.67
अकीफ़akifa33.33
Akif in the Russian language
Акифakif-
Akif in the Arabic language
عكيفkyf-

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