Akther Surname

555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Akther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh954,1711:16722
India11,9611:64,1314,367
Pakistan3,5341:50,5502,065
England1,5451:36,0634,732
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United States4611:786,24560,824
United Arab Emirates2491:36,7963,882
Canada771:478,51441,057
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Wales441:70,3306,116
Australia341:793,99150,673
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Finland81:687,08836,047
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Oman41:921,9937,313
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Akther (11,095) may also be a first name.

Akther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akther (Bengali: আক্তার, Hindi: अख्तर, Marathi: अकतर, Oriya: ଅଖତର) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akther? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,489 people. The last name Akther is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akther are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 57,146th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11,095 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 954,171 people, or 1 in 167. Barring Bangladesh this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Akther Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Akther are 14.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Akther earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.75% less than the national average, earning $28,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhther92961/
Ahkther9212/
Akthter9210/
Aktheer926/
Akthear925/
Aktther924/
Akkther922/
Akthere922/
Akthier922/
Aakther921/
Hakther921/
Ak'ther921/
Aktherr921/
Akthert921/
Akteher921/
Aktherd921/
Akter9114,520,339/
Akhter831,345,557/
Akterr8312,707/
Aqther831,447/
Aktear83640/
Aktter83638/
Akteer83542/
Aakter83363/
Akkter83362/
Aktere83361/
Ahkter83358/
Akthir83122/
Aktert8387/
Ackter8310/
Aktier839/
Akthre837/
Aktehr836/
Acther833/
Hakter832/
Ekther831/
Aikter831/
Akterd831/
Akterh831/
Aktetr831/
Aukter831/
Akgter831/
Akhterr77916/
Akhteer7749/
Akkhter7722/
Akhtear7718/
Akhtter7715/
Akhhter7714/
Akhtetr7712/
Akthair7711/
Ahkhter7710/
Hacther777/
Aakhter777/
Akhtere775/
Akhtier774/
Ektheer774/
Akhtger773/
Acthier772/
Ahakter772/
Aquther771/
Ajkhter771/
Aucther771/
Aikhter771/
Hackter771/
Akhteir771/
Aukhter771/
Aqkhter771/
Acter731,984/
Aktir73604/
Okter73237/
Agter73105/
Ekter7321/
Ökter7318/
Aktre7312/
Aqter733/
Akterova714/
Aikhetre714/
Hatcther711/
Askhterr711/
Akhtir67411/
Agthir67215/
Hekter67155/
Ahktir6784/
Aucter6742/
Aktyor6730/
Akhtre6730/
Akhterova6717/
Augter6717/
Akıtır6710/
Aktair677/
Ektear675/
Hacter674/
Ekteir674/
Hagter673/
Ekhter673/
Oktere672/
Oekter671/
Octher671/
Ookter671/
Akhtér671/
Eckter670/

Akther Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akther in the Oriya language
ଅଖତରakhatara-
Akther in the Hindi language
अख्तरakhtara76.92
अखतरakhatara15.38
अक्ष्तरakstara7.69
Akther in the Bengali language
আক্তারaktara71.43
আখতারakhatara14.29
আকতারakatara14.29
Akther in the Marathi language
अकतरakatara33.33
अख्तरakhtara33.33
अक्थरakthara33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akther
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