Akkad Surname

49,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Jordan

Akkad Surname User-submission:

The Middle Eastern family name of Akkad (variations are Ackad, Elakkad, alakkad, EL Akkad, AL Akkad, etc., in the European alphabet) is a trade (occupational) family name meaning 'weaver', or Webber in English, Tisserand in French, Tessitore in Italian, and Weber in German.

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Akkad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3,6971:8,3461,160
Egypt2,1661:42,4454,283
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
Jordan1,3201:6,6991,316
Syria6381:30,2521,955
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
United Arab Emirates1591:57,6245,581
Yemen1511:175,0028,083
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada531:695,20056,020
England481:1,160,79354,689
Qatar441:53,5915,826
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
France421:1,581,493147,826
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Austria301:283,84832,444
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
India151:51,137,692512,385
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Comoros11:749,524685
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akkad (71) may also be a first name.

Akkad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Middle Eastern family name of Akkad (variations are Ackad, Elakkad, alakkad, EL Akkad, AL Akkad, etc., in the European alphabet) is a trade (occupational) family name meaning 'weaver', or Webber in English, Tisserand in French, Tessitore in Italian, and Weber in German. This surname is usually adopted by families working in wool or silk weaving, or trading. Since it is an occupational name, families bearing this name aren't necessarily related. There are both Christian and Muslim families in the Middle East bearing the Akkad surname. The Akkad surname does not signify a specific ethnic or national group, and can be found among different ethnic backgrounds within many countries in the Middle East. The Arabic definite article EL or AL is sometimes used as a prefix with or without a hyphen.

- Hesham Elakkad

Akkad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akkad (Arabic: أكاد, Hindi: अक्कड़, Russian: Аккад) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Akkad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akkad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,960th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 708,492 people. Akkad occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Akkad are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Akkad is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 71 people.

The surname Akkad is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 3,697 people, or 1 in 8,346. Aside from Saudi Arabia Akkad occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Morocco, where 13 percent reside.

Akkad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akkad surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Akkad earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.09% more than the national average, earning $57,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $50,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakkad9116/
Hakkad914/
Akkhad912/
Akkahd911/
Akkaad911/
Akad893,586/
Akkahad83104/
Gakkhad8385/
D'Akkad831/
Ackad80576/
Akhad80229/
Hakad80205/
Akkat8042/
Akcad8024/
Aikad8020/
Akkod8017/
Akaad8016/
Ekkad8016/
Gakad8012/
Aakad807/
Akaud806/
Ahkad804/
Akads803/
Atkad802/
Akaid802/
Okkad801/
Eakad801/
Ajkad801/
Aukad801/
Akkhahad776/
Akkadová774/
Aukkahad772/
Gaikkead771/
Gakhad73183/
Gaikad7326/
Ahakad7319/
Akahad7315/
Hakkat7312/
Hekkad7311/
Gaykad738/
Akkoud737/
Oukkad735/
Akkast734/
Akkate734/
Akkhat734/
Hakhad733/
Aekkat733/
Aakhad733/
Aakaad732/
Akkath731/
Ackhad731/
Akkatt731/
Akhaud731/
Akhasd731/
Gakead731/
Gahkad731/
Gaukad731/
Ahkhad731/
Akat677,916/
Okad672,945/
Aqad67710/
Acad67250/
Ekad6793/
Akkahat6782/
Akod6779/
Gaikead6721/
Gaykead6710/
Akadova675/
Akkaste674/
Akhahad673/
Gaikaud673/
Gaykayd671/
Hakkate671/
Akkatch671/
Aitkaid671/
Ackahad671/
Aitkead671/
Ekkahad671/
Aikaads670/
Ackhead670/
Eakhead670/

Akkad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akkad in the Hindi language
अक्कड़akkara42.86
अक्कडakkada42.86
अककडakakada14.29
Akkad in the Russian language
Аккадakkad-
Akkad in the Arabic language
أكادakad-

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