Akilov (masculine, Russian: Акилов) or Akilova (feminine, Russian: Акилова) is a Russian surname. It originates either from the old-Russian nickname Akul (meaning crook, deceiver) or from the Greek given name Aquila (Ἀκύλας).[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Kirill Akilov (born 1989), Russian football player
- Natalya Akilova (born 1993), Kazakhstani volleyball player
- Rakhmat Akilov, perpetrator of the 2017 Stockholm truck attack
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edit- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 17. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.