Akiff Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Akiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Akiff (38) may also be a first name.

Akiff Last Name Facts

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

Akiff is most common in Malaysia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Akiff is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akiff reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Akiff is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The surname Akiff is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Akiff is most common in: Johor, where 67 percent reside, Kedah, where 17 percent reside and Kelantan, where 17 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adkiff910/
Akif8910,302/
Aakif80635/
Akkif80283/
Hakif80140/
Akife8060/
Akief8023/
Akhif8015/
Aqiff804/
Aciff802/
Ahkif801/
Okiff800/
Okiffe7336/
Gakeff7320/
Okeiff7316/
Okieff734/
Askeif733/
Akeffe731/
Askife731/
Hakhif731/
Akishf731/
Haukif731/
Ackifs730/
Akef676,410/
Akifova67403/
Aqif67191/
Akiv67142/
Okeiffe6717/
Akiw677/
O'Keiff677/
Acif675/
Akyf674/
Achkaif674/
O'Kieff672/
Okif671/
Hackeff671/
Auchiff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Akiff
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