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 in Bangladesh. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Acter? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 208,467th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,673,158 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Acter reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Acter is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,983 people, or 1 in 80,361. Beside Bangladesh this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Acter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Acter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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