Akpek Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akpek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3011:258,54317,732
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Akpek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpek (Russian: Акпек) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 881,213th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Akpek reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Akpek is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 258,543. In Turkey Akpek is most prevalent in: Gaziantep Province, where 73 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent live and Adana Province, where 4 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpeke91919/
Akpeik911/
Akpeeke831/
Ekpek80152/
Akpik80145/
Akpeg801/
Akpekova7724/
Okpeke731,424/
Akpegh7324/
Gokpek7310/
Akpiok734/
Akpeug731/
Aekpec731/
Akpeagh677/
Akpegue673/
Hekpeck671/
Akpaike671/
Akpuike671/
Okpik6069/
Ookpik5512/
Akpaix554/
Ogpeke551/
Okpaike501/
Okpuike501/

Akpek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akpek in the Russian language
Акпекakpek-

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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 Akpek
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