Aktaf Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Aktaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Aktaf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Aktaf (20) may also be a first name.

Aktaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aktaf (Hindi: अकताफ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aktaf is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Aktaf live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan Aktaf is most numerous in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside and Sindh, where 25 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhtaf911/
Aktav8097/
Oktaf8043/
Actaf805/
Aktaw805/
Aktouf731,648/
Aktova7312/
Aktauv7310/
Akhtav733/
Ektauf731/
Eektaf731/
Akhtova671/
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Aktaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aktaf in the Hindi language
अकताफakatapha-

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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 Aktaf
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