Akhmetov Surname

4,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Akhmetov Surname User-submission:

Russified patronymic surname meaning 'son of Ahmed'.

Akhmetov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan85,1241:2086
Russia30,6811:4,697550
Uzbekistan4,5551:6,7901,204
Kyrgyzstan9991:5,9791,031
Ukraine3941:115,54016,429
Belarus681:139,72119,665
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Azerbaijan261:371,1207,891
England111:5,065,278148,650
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France91:7,380,302306,885
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Akhmetov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Russified patronymic surname meaning 'son of Ahmed'.

- haffman97

Akhmetov Last Name Facts

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

Akhmetov (Russian: Ахметов) is found most frequently in Kazakhstan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Akhmetov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhmetov? popularity and diffusion

Akhmetov is the 4,605th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Akhmetov live; 64 percent live in Central Asia and 64 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 85,124 people, or 1 in 208. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: West Kazakhstan Region, where 18 percent live, South Kazakhstan Region, where 17 percent live and Almaty Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Kazakhstan Akhmetov occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 4 percent live.

Akhmetov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (96%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Akhmetov last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.33% registered with the party.

Akhmetov earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Akhmetov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhmetov in the Russian language
Ахметовahmetov-

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