Cognomen Akyf (Акиф 
, Akyf ) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Akyf is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Russia. More frequently, Akyf is the forename as well as the last name.