Acht Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Acht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2481:324,61932,384
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Acht (10) may also be a first name.

Acht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Acht occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Acht? popularity and diffusion

The last name Acht is the 883,255th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Acht occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Acht live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

Acht is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 36 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Acht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Acht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Acht surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Acht Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Acht earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achte89348/
Hacht89264/
Achts8913/
Gacht895/
Aacht891/
Achht891/
Acsht891/
Aycht891/
Atcht890/
Eacht890/
Ach863,389/
Aht8659/
Act869/
Gascht8039/
Aichet8034/
Gadcht809/
Aychet809/
Aachte805/
Gaicht804/
Heacht801/
Hachte801/
Hascht801/
Gaacht801/
Eachet800/
Haicht800/
Gach7558,514/
Aich7534,707/
Ache757,474/
Akht756,022/
Hach755,179/
Auch753,174/
Asch752,727/
Atch751,448/
Ahat751,447/
Echt75452/
Achs75408/
Aych75234/
Aach75209/
Ahut75151/
Ľach7598/
Adch7582/
Asht7563/
Haht7537/
Aïch7534/
Acst7530/
Each758/
Achh756/
Ajch756/
Aczt756/
Eact755/
Hact754/
Achd752/
Actt752/
Aict752/
Ajht752/
Aact752/
Achp752/
Ahth751/
Ahts751/
Ahch751/
Ňach751/
Atct751/
Aaht751/
Ahct751/
Ahxt751/
Ahyt751/
Ahzt751/
Ahst751/
Ahtt751/
Ahtz751/
Aiht751/
Axch751/
Axht751/
Ocht750/
Gaascht7350/
Haischt7342/
Gaischt733/
Aichete731/
Hatch6745,987/
Hecht6736,377/
At6732,878/
Ah6714,859/
Hache6711,978/
Aiche678,825/
Atche674,180/
Asche674,011/
Gasch673,920/
Hauch672,767/
Gauch672,685/
Hasch671,474/
Gocht67865/
Gaich67846/
Aaich67560/
Höcht67532/
Aytch67436/
Ayche67423/
Ashte67420/
Akhth67336/
Auche67325/
Ahach67309/
Ausch67282/
Haach67212/
Aitch67177/
Haich67109/
Hasht67107/
Akhte6789/
Aisch6787/
Haych6774/
Eatch6758/
Achhe6749/
Aichs6747/
Hahat6746/
Ahyte6738/
Atsch6736/
Aasht6733/
Ahath6728/
Aïche6720/
Gasht6718/
Gaach6716/
Oucht6713/
Ashtt6712/
Heach6711/
Aahat6710/
Aache679/
Hauht678/
Adche678/
Aycth677/
Haiht677/
Ashch677/
Ahaat675/
Gahch674/
Gaych673/
Atchh673/
Aichette673/
Hocht673/
Ahayt673/
Aïach673/
Ahait672/
Heact672/
Eicht672/
Hachs672/
Achch672/
Ahatt672/
Aîche672/
Ahych672/
Oicht671/
Eache671/
Gakht671/
Aacth671/
Aahte671/
Ahast671/
Akhtt671/
Autch671/
Eauct671/
Hayht671/
Ochst671/
Aisht671/
Hadch671/
Gajch671/
Athts671/
Aysht671/
Atchs671/
Aichz671/
Attch671/
Ohcht671/
Achsh671/
Aahtz671/
Ahche671/
Ashth671/
Atctt671/
Ahatz670/
Astch670/
Easht670/
Auhtz670/
Eachs670/
Achgy670/
Auchs670/
Easch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Acht
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