Akhtter Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akhtter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhtter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akhtter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akhtter (Hindi: अख्तर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhtter? popularity and diffusion

Akhtter is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Akhtter occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Akhtter reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Akhtter is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Akhtter is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 43 percent are found, West Bengal, where 43 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 14 percent are found. Not including India Akhtter exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 47 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhter921,345,557/
Aktter92638/
Akhther86961/
Akhterr86916/
Akhteer8649/
Akkhter8622/
Akhtear8618/
Akhhter8614/
Akhtetr8612/
Akthter8610/
Ahkhter8610/
Aakhter867/
Akhtere865/
Akhtier864/
Aktther864/
Akhtger863/
Ajkhter861/
Aqkhter861/
Aukhter861/
Aikhter861/
Akhteir861/
Akter8314,520,339/
Askhterr801/
Akther77973,159/
Akterr7712,707/
Achter771,490/
Aktear77640/
Akteer77542/
Akhtir77411/
Aakter77363/
Akkter77362/
Aktere77361/
Ahkter77358/
Aktert7787/
Akhtre7730/
Ackter7710/
Aktier779/
Aktehr776/
Ajhter773/
Ekhter773/
Hakter772/
Akgter771/
Aukter771/
Aktetr771/
Akterh771/
Akterd771/
Akhtér771/
Aikter771/
Akhterova7517/
Auchter711,501/
Achtert71395/
Gachter71131/
Akhtair7182/
Ahkther7112/
Ekhtear718/
Aktheer716/
Akthear715/
Akhtire713/
Ahakter712/
Akthier712/
Akkther712/
Akthere712/
Aichter712/
Aktherd711/
Ak'ther711/
Hakther711/
Aakther711/
Akthert711/
Aktherr711/
Hackter711/
Akhtyre711/
Ekhteir711/
Aukhtir711/
Akteher711/
Hachter710/
Hoctter710/
Achtier710/
Acter671,984/
Aktir67604/
Okter67237/
Agter67105/
Ekter6721/
Ökter6718/
Aktre6712/
Hatchter675/
Aikhetre674/
Akterova674/
Aqter673/
Ajter672/
Hachtger670/

Akhtter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhtter in the Hindi 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 Akhtter
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