Akhtaer Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akhtaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhtaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan801:2,233,04920,482
India171:45,121,493474,784
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akhtaer (26) may also be a first name.

Akhtaer Last Name Facts

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

Akhtaer (Marathi: अख्तर, Oriya: ଅକ୍ତର) is found most in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akhtaer.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhtaer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Akhtaer live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,233,049. In Pakistan Akhtaer is most common in: Punjab, where 75 percent live, Sindh, where 13 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aktaer92906/
Akhtair8682/
Akhteer8649/
Akhtear8618/
Aktaher864/
Akhtier864/
Akthaer863/
Akhtyer863/
Akhteir861/
Akhtiyar80263/
Akhtayar8012/
Akhteyar802/
Akhtajar801/
Aktear77640/
Akteer77542/
Aktier779/
Aktair777/
Aktyer775/
Aktuer771/
Aikhtayar752/
Oktayer7175/
Aktiyar7119/
Akthair7111/
Aktheer716/
Akthear715/
Aktaire712/
Akhtour712/
Akthier712/
Aktayar711/
Aktahir711/
Achtier710/
Achtiyar6760/
Akhtiyarova6723/
Agtaheur677/
Aktör671/
Hajtajer671/
Okthaere671/
Akhttour671/
Hocktaer670/

Akhtaer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhtaer in the Oriya language
ଅକ୍ତରaktara-
Akhtaer in the Marathi language
अख्तरakhtara-

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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 Akhtaer
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