Akhmetov or Ahmetov is a Turkic surname that is common along the Islamic post-Soviet regions of Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Tatarstan, with the addition of Chuvashia.
The name originates from Arabic as Ahmad (Arabic: أحمد), meaning as the "most praiseworthy".
[1] The surname in feminine is often written as Akhmetova.
Notable people with the surname include: