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
Aker Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Aker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aker (Arabic: العكر, Georgian: აკერ, Hindi: अकेर, Marathi: आकेर, Russian: Акер) occurs most in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 24,639th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 332,385 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Aker live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 32 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 49,063rd most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 13,825 people.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 7,712 people, or 1 in 10,091. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 8 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Aker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Aker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (42%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Aker are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.62% registered with the 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
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