Akhar Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Akhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 326 | 1:2,352,961 | 76,587 |
| Pakistan | 324 | 1:551,370 | 9,097 |
| Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Akhar (994) may also be a first name.
Akhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akhar (Bengali: আখার, Hindi: अखर, Marathi: आखर, Oriya: ଆଖର) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akhar? popularity and diffusion
Akhar is the 397,886th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,234,515 people. The surname Akhar is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Akhar reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Akhar is also the 255,301st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 994 people.
The surname Akhar is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 2,352,961. In India Akhar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 52 percent live, Bihar, where 21 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 37 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.
Akhar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Akhar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akhar in the Bengali language | ||
| আখার | akhara | - |
| Akhar in the Hindi language | ||
| अखर | akhara | 52.94 |
| अखार | akhara | 35.29 |
| अख्तर | akhtara | 3.92 |
| आखर | akhara | 1.96 |
| ाखर | akhara | 1.96 |
| Akhar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଖର | akhara | 50 |
| ଅଖର | akhara | 25 |
| ଅଖତର୍ | akhatar | 25 |
| Akhar in the Marathi language | ||
| आखर | akhara | 49.44 |
| अखार | akhara | 25.65 |
| आखार | akhara | 10.04 |
| अखर | akhara | 5.2 |
| अख्तर | akhtara | 3.72 |
| एखार | ekhara | 1.49 |
| खान | khana | 1.12 |
| अिहरे | aihare | 0.37 |
| खाजा | khaja | 0.37 |
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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
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- 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 Akhar
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