Akyay Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Akyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 659 | 1:118,090 | 9,882 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akyay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akyay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akyay is the 482,629th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Akyay live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Akyay is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 118,090. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Denizli Province, where 12 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
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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 Akyay
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