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.
- syedhumaid109Akter Demographics
Average Akter Salary in
United States
$42,437 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akter (Bengali: আক্তার, Hindi: अख्तर, Marathi: अकतर, Oriya: ଅଖତର, Russian: Актер) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akter? popularity and diffusion
Akter is the 33rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 502 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akter live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Akter is also the 25,685th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 33,308 people.
Akter is the most common last name in one country:Bangladesh, where 100 percent live. The surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,513,533 people, or 1 in 11. Not including Bangladesh this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Akter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Akter surname are 0.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.4% being registered to vote for the political 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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