Surname Akhtab (Akhtab 
, אחיטוב 
, أخطب) , across the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Akhtab is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Morocco, where it is a rare surname, and Costa Rica, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Israel, Morocco, and the United States. Likewise, Akhtab is the forename as well as the last name.