Åke Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Åke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 86 | 1:63,915 | 7,300 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Åke (17,105) may also be a first name.
Åke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Åke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Åke has its highest incidence in Finland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Åke? popularity and diffusion
Åke is the 1,491,356th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Åke occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Åke are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia. Åke is also the 42,362nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 17,105 people.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 63,915. In Finland it is most frequent in: North Karelia, where 57 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 28 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 8 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 26 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Åkhe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Åhke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ke | 80 | 1,270,301 | / |
| Håker | 75 | 74 | / |
| Key | 67 | 62,746 | / |
| Kee | 67 | 38,268 | / |
| Kei | 67 | 19,855 | / |
| Kea | 67 | 18,979 | / |
| Kie | 67 | 13,022 | / |
| Keh | 67 | 5,507 | / |
| Khe | 67 | 3,832 | / |
| Keu | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Kke | 67 | 294 | / |
| Kej | 67 | 256 | / |
| Cke | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kje | 67 | 68 | / |
| Keš | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keï | 67 | 36 | / |
| Keő | 67 | 29 | / |
| Keč | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keć | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keř | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kåe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kce | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keî | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Åke
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis