Akht Surname

80,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,4201:32,9601,583
Iran5041:152,34613,320
India551:13,946,643236,652
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Akht (310) may also be a first name.

Akht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akht (Hindi: अख्त, Marathi: अख्त, Russian: Ахт) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akht? popularity and diffusion

Akht is the 80,805th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,210,154 people. Akht is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akht live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 499,178th most widely held first name internationally, held by 310 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5,420 people, or 1 in 32,960. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 89 percent reside, Sindh, where 7 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhth89336/
Akhte8989/
Akhtt891/
Gakht891/
Akt86359/
Aakhte801/
Akhthe801/
Hakhte801/
Akte751,155/
Akhd75536/
Acht75305/
Ekht7514/
Akth754/
Akkt753/
Okht753/
Akqt753/
Aktz752/
Ajht752/
Azkt752/
Ackt751/
Aktd751/
Hakt751/
Aktp751/
Akct751/
Ahgt751/
Ahct751/
Ajkt751/
Aykt751/
Aukt751/
Akhtova731/
Akthe67559/
Achte67348/
Hacht67264/
Hekht6791/
Eaket6758/
Achts6713/
Aktsh676/
Aakte675/
Gacht675/
Akkte675/
Ayket674/
Aktås673/
Gaukt672/
Aiket672/
Aacht671/
Hokht671/
Hackt671/
Hadkt671/
Ohkht671/
Achht671/
Akhdz671/
Aycht671/
Ayckt671/
Aukth671/
Eacht670/
Atcht670/

Akht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akht in the Marathi language
अख्तakhta-
Akht in the Hindi language
अख्तakhta56.52
अख्तरakhtara34.78
अखतरakhatara4.35
अख्तरीakhtari4.35
Akht in the Russian language
Ахтaht-

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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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  • 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 Akht
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