Akkuş Surname
Approximately 61,755 people bear this surname
Akkuş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 61,530 | 1:1,265 | 181 |
| Northern Cyprus | 208 | 1:1,534 | 150 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Akkus (1,114) are calculated separately.
Akkuş (48) may also be a first name.
Akkuş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akkuş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akkuş is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Akkus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akkuş? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akkuş is the 9,175th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 118,007 people. The surname Akkuş is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Akkuş live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 48 people.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 61,530 people, or 1 in 1,265. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Akkuş
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