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 last name Akher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺧﻴﺮ, Hindi: आखेर, Marathi: आखेर, Russian: Ахер) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 142,483rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,333,508 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Akher reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 94,997th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 5,103 people.
The last name Akher is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,253 people, or 1 in 70,731. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs 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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