The Akil surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 308 people carried this name — #64,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 62% from 190 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Akil.
Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 56 people named Akil live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Akil live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
65 people named Akil is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Akil in American newspapers,
1899–1901.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,906 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Akil.
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