Akht Surname
Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname
Akht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5,420 | 1:32,960 | 1,583 |
| Iran | 504 | 1:152,346 | 13,320 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Akht (310) may also be a first name.
Akht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akht (Hindi: अख्त, Marathi: अख्त, Russian: Ахт) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akht.
How Common Is The Last Name Akht? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 80,805th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,210,154 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akht are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 499,178th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 310 people.
This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5,420 people, or 1 in 32,960. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 89 percent live, Sindh, where 7 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhth | 89 | 336 | / |
| Akhte | 89 | 89 | / |
| Akhtt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gakht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akt | 86 | 359 | / |
| Aakhte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akhthe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakhte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akte | 75 | 1,155 | / |
| Akhd | 75 | 536 | / |
| Acht | 75 | 305 | / |
| Ekht | 75 | 14 | / |
| Akth | 75 | 4 | / |
| Akkt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Okht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Akqt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aktz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Azkt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ackt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aktd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hakt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aktp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahgt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajkt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aykt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aukt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akhtova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akthe | 67 | 559 | / |
| Achte | 67 | 348 | / |
| Hacht | 67 | 264 | / |
| Hekht | 67 | 91 | / |
| Eaket | 67 | 58 | / |
| Achts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aktsh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aakte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gacht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akkte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayket | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aktås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaukt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiket | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aacht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hackt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohkht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhdz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aycht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayckt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eacht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Atcht | 67 | 0 | / |
Akht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akht in the Marathi language | ||
| अख्त | akhta | - |
| Akht in the Hindi language | ||
| अख्त | akhta | 56.52 |
| अख्तर | akhtara | 34.78 |
| अखतर | akhatara | 4.35 |
| अख्तरी | akhtari | 4.35 |
| Akht in the Russian language | ||
| Ахт | aht | - |
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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 Akht
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