Aktu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Aktu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus551:5,8001,224
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Aktü (270) are calculated separately.

Aktu (820) may also be a first name.

Aktu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aktu (Hindi: अक्तू, Oriya: ଅକ୍ତୁ, Tibetan: ཨ་ཀྲུགས་) is found most frequently in Northern Cyprus. It may be rendered as a variant: Aktü. Click here for further potential spellings of Aktu.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aktu is the 2,237,939th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Aktu is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Aktu reside; 76 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 285,396th most common first name at a global level It is held by 820 people.

The surname Aktu is most commonly occurring in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 5,800. In Northern Cyprus it is most prevalent in: Gazimağusa District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Northern Cyprus this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aktü92270/
Aktuğ895,886/
Aktuz89236/
Akhtu89123/
Aktut8951/
Aktuç8944/
Aktau8933/
Haktu892/
Akteu891/
Aktou891/
Aktaup8098/
Akteus805/
Aktout801/
Akhtuy801/
Aktouz801/
Aktous801/
Aktuhe801/
Aktuch801/
Agtu759/
Actu753/
Oktu751/
Akhtout731/
Aktouch731/
Hacktus730/
Aktoğ67501/
Actus6781/
Aktüy6769/
Oktau6737/
Aktauova6724/
Oktuğ6722/
Hoktu6714/
Agthu6712/
Gagtu675/
Akhtouch672/
Agttu671/
Acthu671/
Egktu671/
Oktup671/
Acttu671/

Aktu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aktu in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཀྲུགས་atruk-
Aktu in the Oriya language
ଅକ୍ତୁaktu80
ଅତ୍ୁatu10
ଅକ୍ତakta10
Aktu in the Hindi language
अक्तूaktu28.57
अक्तुaktu28.57
अकतूakatu28.57
अकटूakatu14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aktu
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