Akkar Surname
Approximately 16,441 people bear this surname
Akkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 9,028 | 1:3,879 | 409 |
| Morocco | 1,943 | 1:17,744 | 2,710 |
| Iran | 1,585 | 1:48,443 | 5,456 |
| Algeria | 1,320 | 1:29,266 | 5,350 |
| Turkey | 1,110 | 1:70,109 | 6,554 |
| India | 787 | 1:974,670 | 41,496 |
| Yemen | 264 | 1:100,096 | 6,054 |
| France | 127 | 1:523,014 | 72,224 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Northern Cyprus | 22 | 1:14,500 | 3,711 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 1:35,919 | 5,218 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Akkar (882) may also be a first name.
Akkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akkar (Arabic: عكار, Hindi: अक्कर, Marathi: कर, Oriya: ଆକ୍କର) is found most in Iraq. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akkar.
How Common Is The Last Name Akkar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,392nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 443,254 people. The last name Akkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Akkar are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Levant. Akkar is also the 273,762nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 882 people.
It is most widely held in Iraq, where it is carried by 9,028 people, or 1 in 3,879. Besides Iraq this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akkar in the Hindi language | ||
| अक्कर | akkara | 80 |
| अक्कार | akkara | 20 |
| Akkar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକ୍କର | akkara | 60 |
| ଅକ୍କର | akkara | 20 |
| ଅକକର | akakara | 20 |
| Akkar in the Marathi language | ||
| कर | kara | 54.17 |
| भाकर | bhakara | 20.83 |
| आवकर | avakara | 8.33 |
| शंकर | sankara | 8.33 |
| साखरु | sakharu | 4.17 |
| अककर | akakara | 4.17 |
| Akkar in the Arabic language | ||
| عكار | kar | - |
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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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- 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 Akkar
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