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Family name Akay (Akay , Акай , 阿凯 ) , worldwide, is a common surname. The cognomen Akay is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Turkey, Indonesia, and Germany. Much less frequently, Akay is the forename as well as the last name.