Akiş Surname

81,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,9591:13,0591,661
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Akis (2,340) are calculated separately.

Akiş (14) may also be a first name.

Akiş Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akiş occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Akis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiş? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,273rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,218,857 people. The last name Akiş is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Akiş are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Akiş is also the 3,024,661st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,959 people, or 1 in 13,059. In Turkey Akiş is most frequent in: Antalya Province, where 13 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 11 percent reside and Adana Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Akiş exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akis922,340/
Akkiş89492/
Aykiş89184/
Akgiş8954/
Atkiş891/
Akiz75635/
Akiç7563/
Akij7512/
Akış753/
Akic752/
Akish673,092/
Gakis671,588/
Akkiz671,078/
Agkis67527/
Akise67437/
Ajkic67124/
Akice67116/
Akais67114/
Hakij6790/
Aykic6765/
Aukis6758/
Aikis6746/
Akhis6742/
Akhiz6737/
Akios6731/
Hakis6728/
Akies6727/
Akuis6714/
Hakiz6710/
Akaij679/
Hakic677/
Aakis676/
Ackis675/
Akciz672/
Atkis672/
Akiss672/
Akaic672/
Akkis671/
Eakis671/
Aykiç671/
Azkiz671/
Akhij671/
Atkiz671/
Akois671/
Hakiç671/
Aakij671/
Aykis671/
Aykiz671/
Akeis671/

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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 Akiş
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