Ekber Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Ekber Surname User-submission:

The surname Ekber (Akbar) means 'the greatest' in Turkish.

Ekber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Azerbaijan271:357,3757,700
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Ekber (1,574) may also be a first name.

Ekber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ekber (Akbar) means 'the greatest' in Turkish.

- yusufolia

Ekber Last Name Facts

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

Ekber (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﺮ, Russian: Екбер) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekber? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Ekber is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Ekber reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 30 percent reside in Transcaucasia. Ekber is also the 195,080th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 1,574 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,431,919. In Turkey it is most common in: Mersin Province, where 25 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekber91131/
Eckber9127/
Ekbeïr911/
Heckber8373/
Akber8057,493/
Ekbir8021/
Okber8014/
Ikber8012/
Heckbert77280/
Ekberova7724/
Akhber73245/
Akbeer7320/
Akkber7318/
Yekbir7314/
Akbher7312/
Ackber7310/
Ekboir737/
Akberr734/
Akbear733/
Yikber733/
Aakber732/
Ecbert732/
Hakber731/
Ykeber731/
Ekbire731/
Ickber731/
Hikber731/
Ekbird730/
Heikhberh711/
Hecbert6730/
Yikeber674/
Ecberdt671/
Höckber671/

Ekber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺒﺮakbr-
Ekber in the Russian language
Екберekber-

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