Akester Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Akester Surname User-submission:

(English) One who came from Acaster, which means 'Aca's city or walled town', it derived from the personal name Aca and the word -ceaster (modern day -chester, equivalent to the Roman word castrum), the name of two parishes both in Yorkshire.

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Akester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3021:184,49716,523
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Akester Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English) One who came from Acaster, which means 'Aca's city or walled town', it derived from the personal name Aca and the word -ceaster (modern day -chester, equivalent to the Roman word castrum), the name of two parishes both in Yorkshire.

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Akester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akester occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akester.

How Common Is The Last Name Akester? popularity and diffusion

Akester is the 703,644th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. Akester occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Akester reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Akester is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 184,497. In England Akester is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Akester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Akester has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akester last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Akester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.97% more than the national average, earning R 541,740 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $56,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akeister9313/
Aikester930/
Akister86332/
Ekester861/
Okester861/
Akaster861/
Aukaster805/
Ackaster802/
Aucester801/
Hakister801/
O'Kester801/
Auchester751/
O'Kiester751/
Hokeszter751/
Acaster71599/
Hokkeszter7113/
Ekyster710/
Acoster710/
Ochester6729/
Okistier671/
Hochester632/
O'Chester631/
Eikeheisæther601/

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