Achkar Surname

151,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Achkar Surname User-submission:

This surname is from Arabic الأشقر, meaning 'blond' (having blonde hair).

Achkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
France2651:250,65238,735
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
United Arab Emirates741:123,81410,355
Venezuela611:495,1499,508
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England211:2,653,24194,788
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Austria151:567,69652,281
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Achkar (65) may also be a first name.

Achkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is from Arabic الأشقر, meaning 'blond' (having blonde hair).

- hlachkar

Achkar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Achkar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Achkar (Bengali: আছকর, Hindi: अचकार, Marathi: भाकर) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Achkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,323rd most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,503,451 people. Achkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Achkar reside; 36 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Achkar is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name in the world, held by 65 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 914 people, or 1 in 33,759. Apart from Saudi Arabia it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 21 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Achkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Achkar are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Achkar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $32,012,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hachkar92308/
Gachkar92126/
Achkkar924/
Achhkar921/
Achkard921/
Aachkar921/
Ackar9177/
Aaichkar861/
Achcar83768/
Achqar83137/
Hackar833/
Achkor833/
Echkar833/
Akhkar831/
Ackkar831/
Eackar830/
Achkarova802/
Achkour77359/
Akhkhar772/
Azhkhar771/
Gochkar771/
Akhkare771/
Ačkar73232/
Accar7339/
Ackor7321/
Azcar7312/
Ockar733/
Aćkar731/
Açkar731/
Gakhkhar715/
Haccar6732/
Hojkar6718/
Ajkhar6716/
Adskar6716/
Hockar6713/
Adzkar679/
Aizcar678/
Atsehekar677/
Acquar672/
Gastshkar671/
Ochkor671/
Akhqar671/
Azqhar671/
Hackor671/
Aujkar671/
Eickar671/

Achkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Achkar in the Bengali language
আছকরachakara-
Achkar in the Hindi language
अचकारacakara-
Achkar in the Marathi language
भाकरbhakara50
एचकरecakara50

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