Akra Surname
Approximately 10,159 people bear this surname
Akra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 4,683 | 1:1,333 | 372 |
| Pakistan | 1,428 | 1:125,101 | 3,629 |
| Nigeria | 1,085 | 1:163,265 | 10,213 |
| Lebanon | 1,070 | 1:5,268 | 921 |
| Ivory Coast | 509 | 1:45,327 | 2,871 |
| Syria | 301 | 1:64,123 | 2,924 |
| Iran | 179 | 1:428,953 | 26,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 162 | 1:50,332 | 6,316 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Akra (1,041) may also be a first name.
Akra Demographics
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Akra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akra (Bengali: আক্রা, Hindi: अकरा, Russian: Акра) is found most frequently in Libya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 50,502nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 717,349 people. Akra is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Akra live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 46 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Akra is also the 248,355th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 1,041 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Libya, where it is borne by 4,683 people, or 1 in 1,333. Not including Libya it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
Akra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Akra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Akra last name expanded 15,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Akra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (78%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Akra last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Akra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,479 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akra in the Bengali language | ||
| আক্রা | akra | 77.78 |
| আক্র | akra | 11.11 |
| অক্রা | akra | 11.11 |
| Akra in the Hindi language | ||
| अकरा | akara | 63.41 |
| आकरा | akara | 26.83 |
| अक्र | akra | 4.88 |
| अक्रा | akra | 2.44 |
| एकता | ekata | 2.44 |
| Akra in the Russian language | ||
| Акра | akra | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akra
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