Last name אקין (Akın 
, אקין 
) , globally, is quite a common surname. The last name אקין is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, אקין is the forename as well as the last name.