Akerst Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Akerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Akerst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akerst is most common in Uruguay. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akerst is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Akerst are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most widely held in Uruguay, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 190,653. In Uruguay Akerst is most common in: Paysandú Department, where 89 percent live, Durazno Department, where 6 percent live and Río Negro Department, where 6 percent live. Other than Uruguay it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Akerst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akerst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akerst surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akers9137,507/
Akheurst860/
Ackers832,834/
Akkers83399/
Eakers83161/
Aukers8310/
Hakers8310/
Okerst838/
Aikers838/
Akerse837/
Aakers833/
Akcers831/
Akersd831/
Akersh831/
Aykers830/
Hakkers77670/
Hackers7760/
Askerås773/
Eackers771/
D'Akers771/
Askhers771/
Eikerst771/
Akhorst770/
Ekherst770/
Haskers770/
Acers73223/
Okers7320/
Akirs737/
Haijkers7112/
Gahakers710/
Eakhorst710/
Okkers671,100/
Ockers67582/
Akhirs6747/
Eikers6739/
Eukers6733/
Eykers678/
Achers675/
Ohkers672/
Haakhorst672/
Atkirs671/
Ackersová671/
Ekarst671/
Hackersch670/
Eikeherst670/

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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 Akerst
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