Aktab Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Iraq

Aktab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Iraq2151:162,8914,104
India101:76,706,538639,611
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Aktab (312) may also be a first name.

Aktab Last Name Facts

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

Aktab (Hindi: आकताब, Marathi: अकताब) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aktab is the 537,454th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aktab live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 497,456th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 312 people.

Aktab is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 36 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhtab91540/
Akthab919/
Aaktab911/
Aqtab8091/
Akteb8022/
Aktap807/
Agtab802/
Agtaib73545/
Aktaup7398/
Ektaib7327/
Aaqtab7320/
Aktauv7310/
Akhteb731/
Akhtoub6710/
Heagtab671/
Agteb605,265/
Aktop602,764/
Oktap6087/
Actob6037/
Oktob608/
Agtap606/
Agtob601/
Akhtapova57237/
Gagtap5525/
Hagtap554/
Ekthap551/
Agthap551/
Aktuov551/
Ajgtap551/
Akhtov551/
Gajgtap501/

Aktab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aktab in the Marathi language
अकताबakataba75
आकताबakataba25
Aktab in the Hindi language
आकताबakataba45.83
अकताबakataba33.33
अक्ताबaktaba16.67
आक्ताबaktaba4.17

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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 Aktab
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