Akhtiar Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Akhtiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhtiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1021:1,751,41117,795
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
France171:3,907,219231,005
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akhtiar (2,899) may also be a first name.

Akhtiar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akhtiar (Marathi: अख्तीयार) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akhtiar.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhtiar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Akhtiar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Akhtiar are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 134,928th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 2,899 people.

The last name Akhtiar is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,751,411. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 73 percent live, Punjab, where 13 percent live and Balochistan, where 7 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhtyar8681/
Ekhtiar8673/
Achtiar865/
Akthiar862/
Aktihar861/
Akhtiarova827/
Gachtiar8067/
Akhtyarh8045/
Oktiar7716/
Aktyar774/
Ektiar771/
Actiar771/
Aktiarova751/
Oktihar719/
Akhtyarova717/
Akthear715/
Ekhtyar713/
Akthyar712/
Hektiar711/
Aktjhar711/
Akthjar711/
Aktyatr711/
Hosctiar671/
Aktyor6230/
Ektyar621/
Oktyar621/
Okhtyarova5971/
Akhtyorova594/
Haqtyar571/
Aktyorova507/
Oktyarova501/

Akhtiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhtiar in the Marathi language
अख्तीयारakhtiyara50
अख्तीआरakhti'ara50

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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 Akhtiar
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