Akter Surname
Approximately 14,520,339 people bear this surname
Akter Surname User-submission:
The surname Akter comes from the Arabic word عاكف (aakif), meaning 'devoted' or 'engaged in prayer'. Variants of the surname may include Akhtar or Aktar.
Akter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 14,513,533 | 1:11 | 1 |
| India | 1,980 | 1:387,407 | 20,635 |
| United States | 1,090 | 1:332,531 | 30,094 |
| England | 780 | 1:71,433 | 8,181 |
| Pakistan | 587 | 1:304,334 | 6,355 |
| Turkey | 442 | 1:176,067 | 13,349 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Thailand | 244 | 1:289,501 | 49,813 |
| Canada | 193 | 1:190,910 | 18,807 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Malaysia | 144 | 1:204,821 | 12,037 |
| Sweden | 140 | 1:70,334 | 5,307 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Northern Cyprus | 32 | 1:9,969 | 2,519 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Akter (33,308) may also be a first name.
Akter Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Akter comes from the Arabic word عاكف (aakif), meaning 'devoted' or 'engaged in prayer'. Variants of the surname may include Akhtar or Aktar.
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Akter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akter (Bengali: আক্তার, Hindi: अख्तर, Marathi: अकतर, Oriya: ଅଖତର, Russian: Актер) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akter.
How Common Is The Last Name Akter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akter is the 33rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 502 people. The surname Akter is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akter reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,685th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 33,308 people.
Akter is the most commonly used surname in one country:Bangladesh, where 100 percent reside. This last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,513,533 people, or 1 in 11. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Akter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Akter surname are 0.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Akter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.2% less than the national average, earning €3,845 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.32% more than the national average, earning R 357,216 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.62% less than the national average, earning $32,484 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akter in the Bengali language | ||
| আক্তার | aktara | 98.94 |
| অক্তার | aktara | 0.13 |
| Akter in the Hindi language | ||
| अख्तर | akhtara | 75 |
| अखतर | akhatara | 8.33 |
| अक्तर | aktara | 8.33 |
| अक्टेर | aktera | 8.33 |
| Akter in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଖତର | akhatara | 50 |
| ଅକ୍ତର | aktara | 50 |
| Akter in the Marathi language | ||
| अकतर | akatara | 33.33 |
| आकतर | akatara | 33.33 |
| अख्तर | akhtara | 33.33 |
| Akter in the Russian language | ||
| Актер | akter | - |
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