Aker Surname
Approximately 21,925 people bear this surname
Aker Surname Definition:
(English) One who lived in the field; one who farmed one acre.
Aker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 7,712 | 1:10,091 | 1,335 |
| United States | 4,219 | 1:85,911 | 9,712 |
| Nigeria | 3,225 | 1:54,928 | 4,171 |
| Lebanon | 2,075 | 1:2,717 | 510 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Norway | 371 | 1:13,861 | 1,597 |
| Palestine | 326 | 1:13,954 | 2,532 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| Netherlands | 229 | 1:73,743 | 12,495 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 190 | 1:696,048 | 54,032 |
| Israel | 178 | 1:48,077 | 6,361 |
| Iraq | 168 | 1:208,462 | 4,771 |
| Jordan | 91 | 1:97,170 | 6,994 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| Northern Cyprus | 52 | 1:6,135 | 1,321 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 835 | 1:60,142 | 6,634 |
Aker (13,825) may also be a first name.
Aker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who lived in the field; one who farmed one acre.
Aker Demographics
Average Aker Salary in
United States
$44,537 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Aker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aker (Arabic: العكر, Georgian: აკერ, Hindi: अकेर, Marathi: आकेर, Russian: Акер) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aker? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,639th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 332,385 people. Aker occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Aker reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 32 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Aker is also the 49,063rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 13,825 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 7,712 people, or 1 in 10,091. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Samsun Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Turkey it exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Aker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Aker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aker surname rose 505 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 423 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (42%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Aker surname are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Aker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning 371,990 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $44,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,196 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aker in the Georgian language | ||
| აკერ | aker | - |
| Aker in the Hindi language | ||
| अकेर | akera | - |
| Aker in the Marathi language | ||
| आकेर | akera | 71.43 |
| अकेर | akera | 28.57 |
| Aker in the Russian language | ||
| Акер | aker | - |
| Aker in the Arabic language | ||
| العكر | alkr | - |
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Aker Reference & Research
Acker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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