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

The surname Ekhtiyar (Hindi: एख्तियार) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ekhtiyar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekhtiyar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Ekhtiyar live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name worldwide, borne by 30 people.

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

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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