Akher Surname
Approximately 3,123 people bear this surname
Akher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| India | 235 | 1:3,264,108 | 95,059 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malaysia | 158 | 1:186,672 | 11,147 |
| Pakistan | 130 | 1:1,374,184 | 15,529 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Akher (5,103) may also be a first name.
Akher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺧﻴﺮ, Hindi: आखेर, Marathi: आखेर, Russian: Ахер) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akher? popularity and diffusion
Akher is the 142,483rd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,333,508 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Akher are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Akher is also the 94,997th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 5,103 people.
The surname Akher is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 2,253 people, or 1 in 70,731. Beside Bangladesh Akher exists in 17 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺧﻴﺮ | akhyr | - |
| Akher in the Hindi language | ||
| आखेर | akhera | - |
| Akher in the Marathi language | ||
| आखेर | akhera | 84.62 |
| आखरे | akhare | 7.69 |
| अखेर | akhera | 7.69 |
| Akher in the Russian language | ||
| Ахер | aher | - |
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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 Akher
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