Ikhter Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Ikhter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikhter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Ikhter (11) may also be a first name.

Ikhter Last Name Facts

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

Ikhter has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikhter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikhter is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ikhter live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ikhter is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Ikhter is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 42 percent live, Punjab, where 33 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 7 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikhtear927/
Ikhtier921/
Aikhter921/
Ikter914/
Ikhteire861/
Ichter83143/
Ekhter833/
Hikter831/
Aikter831/
Ykhter831/
Ikhtir831/
Ichterz7754/
Iochter7732/
Gekhter7724/
Ekhtear778/
Ikhtair775/
Iechter773/
Eichter773/
Aichter772/
Ekhteir771/
Ajkhter771/
Hichter771/
Ikthear771/
Ekter7321/
Iktir7314/
Icter730/
Aikhetre714/
Heichter711/
Hitchter710/
Echter67661/
Hekter67155/
Hicter67115/
Hecter6757/
Hegter6746/
Ächter6739/
Ektear675/
Ekteir674/
Ajhter673/
Eigter671/
Ukhtir671/
Eskter671/
Ekther671/
Ektert670/
Eckter670/

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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 Ikhter
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