Akjtar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akjtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akjtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Akjtar Last Name Facts

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

Akjtar (Hindi: अख्तर) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akjtar.

How Common Is The Last Name Akjtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Akjtar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 93 percent live and Sindh, where 7 percent live. Apart from Pakistan Akjtar exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhjtar927/
Akjhtar922/
Akitar8310/
Aketar831/
Akhitar7746/
Akaytar7717/
Akistar779/
Akhetar779/
Akhytar774/
Akithar774/
Akittar772/
Akihtar772/
Akyhtar771/
Akethar771/
Akehtar771/
Akithair711/
Akitarova6789/
Okitar674/
Aqitar671/
Axhtar671/
Akitor671/
Oketar671/
Aquitar6267/
Akhitor625/
Achitar625/
Akeetor621/
Akhetour5711/
Asketorp577/
Achettar574/
Okitor5043/
Ekitor506/
Eketor504/
Hacketheir500/

Akjtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akjtar 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 Akjtar
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