Aktay Surname

48,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Aktay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,1591:7,6601,046
Kazakhstan1741:101,62411,233
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Aktay (86) may also be a first name.

Aktay Last Name Facts

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

Aktay (Russian: Актай) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktay? popularity and diffusion

Aktay is the 48,854th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 691,418 people. Aktay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Aktay live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 86 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 10,159 people, or 1 in 7,660. In Turkey Aktay is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 10 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Aktay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aktay surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Aktay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhtay9119/
Aktaya9116/
Aktayo914/
Akta892,072/
Akty895/
Oktay8030,386/
Akhta803,955/
Aktağ802,172/
Aktea801,629/
Agtay80758/
Aktaç80405/
Aktoy80301/
Aktüy8069/
Aktau8033/
Aktai8030/
Aikta8022/
Aukta8016/
Aktaa8015/
Aktha8013/
Aktah8010/
Aekta805/
Eakta805/
Aktta803/
Hakta803/
Aqtay802/
Akthy801/
Aktey801/
Aktaš801/
Öktay801/
Aktaï801/
Aktaj801/
Ackty800/
Aktoğa73324/
Oktayi73121/
Aktaup7398/
Akhtaj7328/
Aiketa7320/
Akhtae7314/
Oktaya7310/
Akhtha739/
Akthai735/
Aktiya733/
Akhtaa733/
Goktay733/
Akhtah732/
Oktayo732/
Akhtai732/
Akhtad732/
Haktae731/
Hagtay731/
Akhtuy731/
Haktaz731/
Aekhta731/
Aktaio731/
Aktoye731/
Akthah731/
Akktey731/
Akhtye731/
Akhtga731/
Ahktae731/
Aktach731/
Haktah731/
Akhtea731/
Haikta731/
Akttea731/
Aaktai731/
Okhtay731/
Acktey730/
Akti676,301/
Okta673,580/
Akte671,155/
Ekta671,004/
Acta67871/
Agta67221/
Akhtach67170/
Acty67100/
Oktayee6729/
Aqta6720/
Aktiyas6712/
Aqty677/
Asktatz676/
Aktj671/
Akhtajh671/
Aktaova671/
Akhtiya671/
Akhteaz671/
Agty671/
Aikthai671/
Eakthai671/
Ekty671/
Askhtaj671/
Ashktaz671/

Aktay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aktay in the Russian language
Актайaktaj-

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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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  • 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 Aktay
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