Acter Surname
Approximately 1,984 people bear this surname
Acter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Acter (22) may also be a first name.
Acter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acter is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,467th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,673,158 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Acter are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,983 people, or 1 in 80,361. Without taking into account Bangladesh it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Acter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Acter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Acter surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Acter
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis