Akish Surname
Approximately 3,092 people bear this surname
Akish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,297 | 1:11,504 | 1,384 |
| Iraq | 335 | 1:104,542 | 3,094 |
| Iran | 291 | 1:263,857 | 19,540 |
| Syria | 85 | 1:227,071 | 4,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 36 | 1:491,180 | 36,296 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Akish (351) may also be a first name.
Akish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akish (Bengali: আকিশ, Hindi: अकीश, Marathi: अकीश, Oriya: ଆକିଶ, Russian: Акиш) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akish? popularity and diffusion
Akish is the 143,805th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,356,904 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Akish live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Akish is also the 465,148th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 351 people.
The surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,297 people, or 1 in 11,504. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 69 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Other than Yemen it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akish in the Bengali language | ||
| আকিশ | akisa | - |
| Akish in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକିଶ | akisa | - |
| Akish in the Marathi language | ||
| अकीश | akisa | 62.5 |
| एकीश | ekisa | 25 |
| अकीष | akisa | 12.5 |
| Akish in the Hindi language | ||
| अकीश | akisa | 50 |
| अकिश | akisa | 15.91 |
| आकिश | akisa | 13.64 |
| आकीश | akisa | 9.09 |
| आकिष | akisa | 6.82 |
| अकिष | akisa | 2.27 |
| अकीशा | akisa | 2.27 |
| Akish in the Russian language | ||
| Акиш | akis | - |
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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 Akish
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