Akpay Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Akpay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 206 | 1:377,774 | 23,339 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Akpay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpay (Russian: Акпай) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpay? popularity and diffusion
Akpay is the 1,020,242nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Akpay reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 377,774. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Nigde Province, where 81 percent live, Kayseri Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akpay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akpay in the Russian language | ||
| Акпай | akpaj | - |
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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 Akpay
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