Ahkter Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Ahkter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 310 | 1:576,271 | 9,337 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ahkter (57) may also be a first name.
Ahkter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahkter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahkter (Hindi: अख्तर) is most common in Pakistan. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahkter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 788,513th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. Ahkter is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ahkter reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ahkter is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename globally, held by 57 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 576,271. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 57 percent are found, Sindh, where 27 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan Ahkter occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahkter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahkter in the Hindi language | ||
| अख्तर | akhtara | - |
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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 Ahkter
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