Ekhtiyar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Syria

Ekhtiyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekhtiyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekhtiyar (30) may also be a first name.

Ekhtiyar Last Name Facts

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

Ekhtiyar (Hindi: एख्तियार) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekhtiyar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ekhtiyar occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Ekhtiyar are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ekhtiyar is also the 1,911,214th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. Besides Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikhtiyar881,127/
Akhtiyar88263/
Ekhteyar884/
Ekhtayar883/
Ikhhtiyar821/
Iktiyar8042/
Aktiyar8019/
Oktiyar809/
Ekhtear808/
Ekteyar803/
Ekhteir801/
Ichtiyar7526/
Ikhtayar7523/
Akhtayar7512/
Ikhteyar7512/
Yektayar7510/
Akhteyar752/
Ikhtyiar751/
Ihktiyar751/
Ikhteiar751/
Ikhtiyarova7441/
Ektear715/
Ekteir714/
Aikhtayar712/
Akhtair6782/
Iqtiyar6741/
Ekhtour6739/
Akhtear6718/
Ikhtear677/
Yktyyar676/
Ikhtair675/
Iktayar675/
Akhteir671/
Aktayar671/
Ikhtier671/

Ekhtiyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekhtiyar in the Hindi language
एख्तियारekhtiyara-

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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
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  • 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 Ekhtiyar
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