Akçar Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akçar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akçar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5671:137,25111,122
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Akcar (52) are calculated separately.

Akçar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akçar occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Akcar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akçar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akçar is the 557,722nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Akçar reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Akçar is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 137,251. In Turkey Akçar is most common in: Nigde Province, where 23 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Turkey it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akcar9352/
Akçair91181/
Akçayır83687/
Aksar808,282/
Akşar801,956/
Akzar80336/
Akçor80255/
Haksar73303/
Akchar73298/
Akshar73181/
Aksaar7381/
Akhzar7339/
Akhsar7333/
Aktsar7312/
Akzhar7311/
Aksjar734/
Akssar733/
Aksair732/
Aksare732/
Aksarr732/
Akksar731/
Aksajr731/
Asksar731/
Gaksar731/
Aiksar731/
Axar676,858/
Akhtsar676/
Akhshar675/
Akhdzar673/
Akchare672/
Akshhar671/
Akshare671/
Akchard671/
Akhsaar671/
Akhchar671/
Eaksart671/
Hakshar671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Akçar
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