Aktansoy Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Aktansoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktansoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098

Aktansoy Last Name Facts

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

Aktansoy occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Aktansoy.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktansoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aktansoy is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Aktansoy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Aktansoy are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,863,839. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Aktansoy is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 41 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okutansoy8260/
Aktanus8029/
Aktains801/
Oktensoy7524/
Aktanius759/
Aektanes751/
Ak Tanis751/
Öktensoy751/
Akatanes751/
Aktins7115/
Oktans7110/
Aktnäs711/
Actans710/
Aktines6723/
Oktansa679/
Akdiansyah678/
Oktanus676/
Aktiens674/
Aketins673/
Akwatanisa671/
Yktanws671/
Aktaunnisa671/
Akhtangi632/
Akhtanza631/
Oktanza5350/

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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
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  • 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 Aktansoy
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