Surname Âkif (عاكف 
, Акиф 
, Âkif) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The last name Âkif is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Azerbaijan, and Egypt, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. More prevalently, Âkif is the forename as well as the last name.