'''Akilov''' (masculine, {{langx|ru|Акилов}}) or '''Akilova''' (feminine, {{langx|ru|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).<ref name=ga/> 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
==References== <references>
<ref name=ga>Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) [http://www.onlinedics.ru/slovar/fam/t/tabachnik.html ''Словарь современных русских фамилий'']. Moscow: Astrel. p. 17. {{ISBN|5-271-00127-X}}.</ref>
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Category:Russian-language surnames