Akşar Surname

210,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akşar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akşar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,9521:39,8684,125
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Aksar (8,282) are calculated separately.

Akşar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akşar is most common in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant: Aksar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akşar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akşar is the 210,934th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,725,739 people. Akşar is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Akşar reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,952 people, or 1 in 39,868. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Aksaray Province, where 15 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aksar938,282/
Okşar801,521/
Akçar80570/
Haksar73303/
Akçair73181/
Akshar73181/
Aksaar7381/
Akhsar7333/
Aksjar734/
Akssar733/
Aksarr732/
Aksare732/
Aksair732/
Gaksar731/
Aiksar731/
Asksar731/
Akksar731/
Aksajr731/
Axar676,858/
Akçayır67687/
Akhshar675/
Akchare672/
Hakshar671/
Eaksart671/
Akchard671/
Akshhar671/
Akshare671/
Akhsaar671/

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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 Akşar
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