Akbar Surname

544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akbar Surname User-submission:

The Akbar surname means 'the greatest' or 'greater'.

Akbar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan628,3891:28434
Indonesia103,6551:1,276120
Afghanistan56,9651:56474
Bangladesh54,3411:2,933281
Iran39,3371:1,952246
India36,8461:20,8181,604
Egypt17,4811:5,259673
Saudi Arabia15,4231:2,001228
United Arab Emirates8,7121:1,052117
Iraq7,4411:4,707467
Kuwait4,4061:86380
Sri Lanka3,7281:5,582815
United States3,1141:116,39712,549
England2,9751:18,7292,688
Oman2,0371:1,810265
Malaysia1,8461:15,9771,578
Philippines1,4051:72,05612,420
Qatar1,3821:1,706138
Bahrain1,1171:1,207156
Canada7411:49,7246,037
South Africa4111:131,81915,401
Kazakhstan3511:50,3776,464
Thailand3451:204,74933,959
Australia3241:83,3209,655
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany2331:345,51733,688
Spain2251:207,78714,123
Singapore2141:25,7371,008
Turkey2081:374,14123,184
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Russia1911:754,57162,986
France1841:360,99353,985
Uzbekistan1691:183,0137,308
Kyrgyzstan1301:45,9436,794
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Brunei1021:4,105652
Mauritius1021:12,6812,712
Uganda931:419,77725,768
Norway751:68,5649,650
Guyana681:11,2091,627
Azerbaijan671:144,0174,295
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
Greece611:181,63629,268
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Tajikistan571:147,1351,618
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
China351:39,066,3302,096
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Jordan321:276,32610,740
Wales321:96,7047,743
Israel241:356,56829,419
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Libya161:390,2481,390
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Anguilla51:2,687256
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Maldives51:80,8343,218
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Djibouti41:228,733966
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Akbàr (1) are calculated separately.

Akbar (872,130) may also be a first name.

Akbar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akbar surname means 'the greatest' or 'greater'.

- rabia

The Akbar surname means 'greater' or 'greatest'.

- ua9044

Akbar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akbar (Arabic: أكبر, Bengali: আকবর, Georgian: აკბარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﺎﺭ, Hindi: अकबर, Marathi: अकबर, Oriya: ଆକବର, Russian: Акбар, Tibetan: ཨག་བར་) is found most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms: Akbàr. Click here for other potential spellings of Akbar.

How Common Is The Last Name Akbar? popularity and diffusion

Akbar is the 544th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,311 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Akbar reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,069th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 872,130 people.

Akbar is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 628,389 people, or 1 in 284. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 56 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent reside and Sindh, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan Akbar exists in 139 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Akbar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Akbar last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Shiite (57%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Akbar surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.29% registered with the party.

The amount Akbar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning 300,336 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.16% more than the national average, earning R 344,964 per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akbàr931/
Akhbar912,570/
Ackbar91520/
Akbhar91122/
Akkbar9133/
Aakbar9124/
Akbare9124/
Akbarz9122/
Akbaar9122/
Akbarr9116/
Akbair9115/
Hakbar9111/
Akbatr917/
Akbarh917/
Akbear913/
Azkbar912/
Askbar911/
Aikbar911/
Akbayr911/
Eakbar911/
Aukbar911/
Akbaur911/
Akbayır833,571/
Hakbart8330/
Auckbar8317/
Akbarjs833/
Hackbar832/
Akhbarr831/
Aakhbar831/
Ackbart831/
Azkhbar831/
Akhbaar831/
Ackbarr831/
Akbor809,187/
Acbar80342/
Aqbar80173/
Ekbar8080/
Okbar8013/
Akbarova7776,253/
Ackbaarr7721/
Hackbard772/
Achkhbar772/
Haykbart771/
Haskbart771/
Hakbarth770/
Akbour73664/
Hakvar73111/
Haqbar7342/
Acbare7318/
Ekbaar7313/
Acbard7311/
Aqubar735/
Hokbar732/
Akbgor731/
Akhbor731/
Hekbar731/
Akboir731/
Ekhbar731/
Aqbare731/
Aqhbar731/
Eckbar730/
Hackbartt71166/
Hackbardt71120/
Akhbarova7129/
Akbaarova711/
Hackbarht711/
Aakbarova711/
Hackbatrh711/
Hacbart6755/
Akhbour679/
Aucbarr674/
Hadckbarth672/
Haqbahr671/
Aikebor671/

Akbar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akbar in the Georgian language
აკბარakbar-
Akbar in the Tibetan language
ཨག་བར་akwar-
Akbar in the Hindi language
अकबरakabara99.34
अक्बरakbara0.22
अकबakaba0.01
अकबर्akabar0
Akbar in the Bengali language
আকবরakabara98.61
Akbar in the Marathi language
अकबरakabara95.54
अक्बरakbara0.19
बरbara0.13
बारbara0.1
करkara0.04
बाबरbabara0.03
कबरkabara0.02
करीkari0.01
जबारjabara0.01
बबरbabara0.01
ीकरikara0.01
ेकरekara0.01
अंबारीambari0
अकबakaba0
अक्ारakara0
हाबरhabara0
कारkara0
कराkara0
गबरुgabaru0
बाराbara0
किबरkibara0
जबराjabara0
अक्बारakbara0
जबरjabara0
अक्बर्akbar0
Akbar in the Oriya language
ଆକବରakabara95.11
ଅକବରakabara3.52
ଅକବର୍akabar0.39
ଆକବର୍akabar0.2
ଆକୁବakuba0.1
ଆକବakaba0.1
Akbar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺒﺎﺭakbar41.67
ﺃﻛﺒﺎﺭakbar25
ﺍﻛﺒﺮakbr25
ﺃﻛﺒﺮakbr8.33
Akbar in the Russian language
Акбарakbar-
Akbar in the Arabic language
أكبرakbr-
أُكبرaukbr-
اكبارakbar-
اكبرakbr-

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