Rakhtar Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rakhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Rakhtar (11) may also be a first name.

Rakhtar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakhtar is found most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakhtar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakhtar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Rakhtar is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Paktia, where 25 percent reside, Badakhshan, where 13 percent reside and Balkh, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raktar927/
Raktare866/
Rakhtor861/
Raaktar861/
Reaktor7126/
Raktour711/
Raektor711/
Rektor62457/
Rajtár62158/
Rajtor62143/
Ractor625/
Regtar620/
Rachtárová591/
Recktor5714/
Raector574/
Rajtour571/
Rajtoor571/
Reactor570/
Raictor570/
Reiktor570/
Rajthour531/
Reichtor530/

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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 Rakhtar
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