Akr Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Akr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2371:36,1085,008
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akr (86) may also be a first name.

Akr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akr (Bengali: অক্র, Marathi: आके्र, Russian: Акр) is found most frequently in Israel. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akr is the 883,255th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Akr are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 86 people.

It is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 36,108. In Israel Akr is primarily concentrated in: Tel Aviv District, where 34 percent live, Central District, where 23 percent live and Northern District, where 16 percent live. Besides Israel this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 16 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakr86140/
Akhr8636/
Akrh864/
Akrr862/
Azkr862/
Ajkr861/
Ahkr861/
Akkr861/
Agkr861/
Akrp861/
Akrz861/
Akqr861/
Aakr861/
Eaker753,356/
Akkır75884/
Ayker7597/
Hajkr7543/
Aiker7537/
Aakær7528/
Hackr759/
Gaykr752/
Hakhr751/
Auskr751/
Askhr751/
Akhrh751/
Aaskr751/
Gaikr751/
Achkr751/
Hakkr751/
Akrtd751/
Haukr751/
Hatkr751/
Aykır751/
Eacker67421/
Haiker67366/
Acr6731/
Okr6722/
Ekr6722/
Aqr6717/
Hayker6714/
Akrova678/
Hajker675/
Heaker674/
Aikere673/
Eakere671/
Haykır671/
Aicker670/

Akr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akr in the Bengali language
অক্রakra-
Akr in the Marathi language
आके्रakera-
Akr in the Russian language
Акрakr-

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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 Akr
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