Aktaş Surname
Approximately 202,444 people bear this surname
Aktaş Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'white rock'. It comes from Turkish ak or beyaz, which means 'white', and taş, which means 'rock' or 'stone'.
Aktaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 202,031 | 1:385 | 32 |
| Northern Cyprus | 364 | 1:876 | 52 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Aktas (4,355) & Aktaš (1) are calculated separately.
Aktaş (38) may also be a first name.
Aktaş Surname Meaning
Aktaş Demographics
Average Male Aktaş Height
176.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Aktaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aktaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aktaş is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Aktas or Aktaš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aktaş? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,761st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 35,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Aktaş live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Aktaş is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 202,031 people, or 1 in 385. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Aktaş is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Aktaş Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Aktaş last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.
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Footnotes
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