Akh Surname

159,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Monaco

Akh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9741:183,4134,621
Iran5071:151,44513,256
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
Israel491:174,64617,612
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Qatar161:147,37516,023
France141:4,744,480251,814
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Akh (6,734) may also be a first name.

Akh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akh (Hindi: अख्तर, Marathi: अख, Oriya: ଅଖ୍) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,642nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,666,501 people. The last name Akh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Akh reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 79,582nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 6,734 people.

The surname Akh is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 974 people, or 1 in 183,413. In Pakistan Akh is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 84 percent live, Sindh, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent live and Bangladesh, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakh862,327/
Akhe861,700/
Gakh861,006/
Aukh86214/
Aikh8621/
Aqkh8616/
Akgh865/
Akth864/
Aakh863/
Akkh862/
Eakh861/
Ajkh861/
Ackh861/
Adkh861/
Agkh861/
Akqh861/
Ak8095,113/
Akhth75336/
Gaakh75160/
Gaukh7566/
Hackh7559/
Haakh7535/
Haikh7531/
Aikhe7525/
Eakhe7520/
Hakhe7516/
Aakhh7516/
Gaikh755/
Ackch755/
Hakhs754/
Askhe753/
Aakhe752/
Haksh752/
Haskh752/
Ackhe752/
Hajkh752/
Akhtt751/
Eaksh751/
Hakhp751/
Ahakh751/
Hazkh751/
Atkhs751/
Asskh751/
Aukth751/
Aykhp751/
Aatkh751/
Akhch751/
Ahkhe751/
Hak67184,532/
Ake6756,620/
Gak6734,862/
Aik674,688/
Agh673,921/
Ach673,389/
Auk671,136/
Ack671,118/
Okh67280/
Eak67170/
Akhova67161/
Aak67136/
Akk67132/
Ayk6788/
Ahq6769/
Đak6769/
Hackhe6752/
Hakkhe6733/
Hajjkh6730/
Ahc6729/
Ajk6728/
Akc6726/
Axh6726/
Akg6718/
Ahaikh6717/
Ahg6714/
Ahk6710/
Haksch678/
Aqh678/
Akø678/
Aheikh677/
Agk676/
Aqk675/
Akeheh674/
Hhaikh673/
Akq673/
Aşk672/
Haskhe671/
Ashkhs671/
Aïk671/
Haykhe671/
Akhowa671/
Akı671/
Augkhe670/

Akh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akh in the Hindi language
अख्तरakhtara47.62
अखakha44.44
अख्akh3.7
आखakha2.65
Akh in the Marathi language
अखakha46.15
आखakha38.46
मखmakha15.38
Akh in the Oriya language
ଅଖ୍akh40
ଅଖakha20
ଆଖ୍akh20
ଆଖakha20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akh
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