Al Akef Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Akef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Akef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1271:208,0738,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Al Akef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Akef occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Al Akef.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Akef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Akef is the 1,589,322nd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Akef are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 208,073. In Yemen Al Akef is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 94 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Not including Yemen this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Akeb864/
Al Hakeeb757/
Al Aqeb713/
Al Aqheb671/
Al Hakib671/
Al Aqib578/
Al-Akib571/
Al Ookib531/
Al-Haqif531/
Al Aaqib531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Al Akef
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