Aktalay Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Aktalay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktalay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1171:665,14034,634
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Aktalay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aktalay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktalay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Aktalay live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 665,140. In Turkey Aktalay is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 24 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aktala921/
Aktalia8623/
Aktalas864/
Aktalaş861/
Adktala861/
Aktailah804/
Goktalay804/
Aktaulla801/
Aktela772/
Ektala771/
Oktala771/
Hakthalae751/
Oktalia711,106/
Aktasli7115/
Aktayli718/
Akhtali717/
Aktalis714/
Haktale713/
Acktela711/
Oktalad711/
Aktağli711/
Akthali711/
Agthala711/
Haktasli6749/
Oktaliya6721/
Hakthale675/
Ooktalat671/
Aktollah671/
Gagtaula671/
Oktaliah671/

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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 Aktalay
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