Akes

Akes Meaning & Origin

About Akes
The surname Akes is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Ake," which itself is a short form of the name Adam. The name Adam comes from the Hebrew word "adamah," meaning "earth" or "red earth." Therefore, the surname Akes likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Ake or Adam.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Akes is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Akes: 314
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63,524
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Akes based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Akes is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EY1 K S
🌐 IPA
/akes*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Akes in Braille

Here's how to represent Akes in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Akes in braille

How to sign the name Akes using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Akes using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Akes in sign language

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