Akar Surname
Approximately 72,829 people bear this surname
Akar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 66,955 | 1:1,162 | 170 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Germany | 644 | 1:125,008 | 15,271 |
| Nigeria | 538 | 1:329,262 | 18,011 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| India | 389 | 1:1,971,890 | 67,959 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| Northern Cyprus | 161 | 1:1,981 | 227 |
| Niger | 160 | 1:119,950 | 4,692 |
| Uganda | 145 | 1:269,236 | 19,482 |
| Iran | 127 | 1:604,587 | 33,553 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| Austria | 106 | 1:80,334 | 12,076 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Netherlands | 81 | 1:208,484 | 28,519 |
| Ukraine | 78 | 1:583,624 | 64,418 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Greece | 35 | 1:316,565 | 45,415 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Bulgaria | 26 | 1:268,419 | 13,944 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Akar (1,895) may also be a first name.
Akar Demographics
Akar Political Affiliation
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Akar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akar (Arabic: اكار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: आकार, Marathi: आकार, Oriya: ଆକାର, Russian: Акар) occurs most in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akar is the 7,806th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 100,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Akar are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 174,636th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 1,895 people.
It is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 66,955 people, or 1 in 1,162. In Turkey Akar is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 89 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Akar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Akar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akar surname rose 25,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Akar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Akar last name are 12.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Akar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning 419,741 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 226% more than the national average, earning R 774,696 per year; in United States they earn 23.63% more than the national average, earning $53,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $44,413 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାର | akara | 60.87 |
| ଅକର | akara | 17.39 |
| ଆକର | akara | 8.7 |
| ଅକାର | akara | 8.7 |
| ଅକରତାି | akaratai | 4.35 |
| Akar in the Hindi language | ||
| आकार | akara | 59.11 |
| अकर | akara | 15.46 |
| ाकर | akara | 11 |
| अकार | akara | 8.59 |
| आकर | akara | 4.12 |
| Akar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺎﺭ | akar | 40 |
| ﺃﻛﺎﺭ | akar | 40 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﺭ | alqar | 20 |
| Akar in the Marathi language | ||
| आकार | akara | 37.69 |
| आकर | akara | 25.38 |
| अकार | akara | 18.46 |
| अकर | akara | 7.69 |
| शंकर | sankara | 3.08 |
| आकरे | akare | 1.54 |
| ्कर | kara | 1.54 |
| Akar in the Russian language | ||
| Акар | akar | - |
| Akar in the Arabic language | ||
| اكار | akar | - |
| يكار | ykar | - |
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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
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