Cognomen Akbayev (Акбаев 
, Akbayev 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Akbayev is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Much less frequently, Akbayev is the forename as well as the last name.