Akram Surname

619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Akram Surname User-submission:

The Akram surname comes from an Arabic name, which comes from the word akram, which means 'the most generous one'.

Akram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan707,6371:25229
India43,8481:17,4941,387
Bangladesh32,9831:4,831437
Egypt16,2611:5,654712
Saudi Arabia12,6011:2,449301
Afghanistan11,9721:2,686282
Iraq7,9861:4,385447
Syria7,0371:2,743324
Sri Lanka6,5051:3,199450
England5,3331:10,4481,545
United Arab Emirates4,5801:2,000247
Morocco3,1691:10,8791,549
Iran2,3431:32,7713,917
United States1,5771:229,84122,150
Kuwait1,2151:3,128414
Indonesia1,1061:119,57412,052
Algeria7991:48,3508,409
Qatar7491:3,148296
Bahrain6171:2,186331
Malaysia5011:58,8714,462
Spain4731:98,8428,114
Oman4641:7,9481,098
Canada4461:82,6139,203
Yemen3831:68,9964,890
Scotland3651:14,6681,857
Maldives2331:1,735175
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
Norway1981:25,9713,506
Denmark1641:34,4193,561
Jordan1631:54,2485,247
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Philippines1081:937,39183,277
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Greece921:120,43220,231
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Wales821:37,7383,712
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Kazakhstan741:238,95321,276
France561:1,186,120124,657
Kyrgyzstan561:106,65512,723
Uganda521:750,75536,601
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
China251:54,692,8632,965
Libya251:249,7591,033
Israel211:407,50632,346
Palestine201:227,4429,690
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Finland121:458,05828,977
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Akram (878,533) may also be a first name.

Akram Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akram surname comes from an Arabic name, which comes from the word akram, which means 'the most generous one'.

- akra._11

Akram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akram (Arabic: أكرام, Bengali: আক্রম, Georgian: აკრამ, Hindi: अकरम, Marathi: अकरम, Oriya: ଆକମ, Russian: Акрам) is most common in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akram? popularity and diffusion

Akram is the 619th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,341 people. The last name Akram occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Akram live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,057th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 878,533 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 707,637 people, or 1 in 252. In Pakistan Akram is primarily found in: Punjab, where 79 percent live, Sindh, where 10 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 112 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Akram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Akram surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (43%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Akram are 2.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akram earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning 273,553 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 274.89% more than the national average, earning R 890,880 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akraam91839/
Akhram91262/
Eakram91166/
Akrame91141/
Aikram9176/
Akkram9144/
Aakram9140/
Akrram9125/
Akramm9119/
Akraim9115/
Aekram9113/
Hakram9110/
Akream917/
Akramh913/
Ackram913/
Akrasm912/
Aqkram912/
Adkram911/
Aukram911/
Ajkram911/
Ahkram911/
Akrajm911/
Akraym911/
Auckram83325/
Akraaam831/
Aakraam831/
Ackrame831/
Aikeram831/
Hajkram831/
Aikraam831/
Ekram8013,108/
Akrom801,570/
Okram80133/
Aqram80100/
Acram8029/
Akramova7747,565/
Akramová773/
Akroum734,771/
Akhrom7336/
Ekraam7330/
Aqqram7326/
Eikram7315/
Accram738/
Aquram737/
Ekraim736/
Aicram733/
Hokram733/
Ekhram733/
Gokram733/
Akreim732/
Uikram732/
Ackrom732/
Haqram731/
Ohkram731/
Eckram731/
Ekkram731/
Acrram731/
Ekrram731/
Hekram731/
Ookram731/
Acrame731/
Akrome731/
Aqhram731/
Aakrom730/
Akhramova7195/
Akroume67177/
Hockram677/
Aakroum674/
Acraham671/
Akroumd671/

Akram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akram in the Georgian language
აკრამakram-
Akram in the Hindi language
अकरमakarama98.62
अक्रमakrama0.78
अक्रामakrama0.04
आक्रमakrama0.01
अकरakara0
रामrama0
अकरम्akaram0
आक्रामakrama0
करमkarama0
Akram in the Marathi language
अकरमakarama76.13
अकारामakarama8.82
एकरामekarama4.47
अकरामakarama2.78
आकरमakarama2.38
खांkham0.68
खाँkham0.31
रमrama0.28
करमkarama0.06
अकमakama0.06
किरमkirama0.06
ीरामirama0.03
अकारakara0.03
अक्षमाaksama0.03
हारामharama0.03
अक्षमaksama0.03
कमkama0.03
तरंtaram0.03
रामाrama0.03
खामkhama0.03
आकृमakrma0.03
करामkarama0.03
Akram in the Oriya language
ଆକମakama38.99
ଅକମakama23.87
ଆକାମakama15.92
ଅକରମakarama5.31
ଆକରମakarama3.45
ଆକମ୍akam1.86
ଅକମ୍akam1.86
ଆକାମ୍akam1.59
ଅକରମ୍akaram1.33
ଅକାମakama1.33
ଏକାମekama0.8
ଆକରମ୍akaram0.53
କମkama0.27
ଅକ୍ରମakrama0.27
ଆକାରakara0.27
Akram in the Bengali language
আক্রমakrama29.73
আক্রামakrama27.03
আকরামakarama21.62
আকরমakarama10.81
একরামekarama8.11
আক্রাম্akram2.7
Akram in the Russian language
Акрамakram-
Akram in the Arabic language
أكرامakram-
آكرمakrm-
أكرمakrm-
اكرمakrm-

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