Akhtar is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Akhtar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: India
Meaning: Focused by Muslims from Asia (including Pakistan) and now very common in England, the name in Arabic means 'star' (akhtar).

How popular is Akhtar?

Akhtar is common in India.

Akhtar is ranked 409 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Akhtars grew by 74.23313 per cent to 4260 since 2000 and ranked 7785 after elevating 3949 spots. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 89.81 76.56
White 4.88 7.32
Others 3.45 14.07
Hispanic or Latino 1.22 1.23
Black 0.47 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0
Akhtar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 1205559 people have been found who wears Akhtar as their family name. Akhtar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
15,185 Nigeria9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
83,411 Czech Republic8
51,441 Kyrgyzstan8
20,929 Azerbaijan7
2,871 Iraq4
1,941 Sudan4
2,443 Ethiopia4
1,380 Libya4
3,608 Maldives4
16,136 Kenya3
2,672 Mozambique3
6,977 Tajikistan2
8,995 Uganda2
139,444 Brazil2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
5,298 Botswana2
107 Palau2
3,014 Taiwan2
4,781 Malawi2
28,232 Morocco2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
3,478 Haiti2
2,449 Yemen2
10,683 Cyprus1
14,373 Jordan1
7,314 Bolivia1
717 Bhutan1
12,270 Lebanon1
37,493 Austria1
168 Wallis and Futuna1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
56,169 Mexico1
120,357 Argentina1
3,307 Malta1
6,212 Jamaica1
5,872 Namibia1
2,078 Lesotho1
25,721 Egypt1
1,253 Burundi1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,790 Zambia1
2,211 Brunei1
20,172 Hungary1
36,814 Romania1
50,549 Georgia1
21,562 Portugal1
14,644 Tunisia1
11,486 Estonia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
12,974 New Zealand47
162,220 Indonesia44
105,948 Ukraine38
70,042 Kazakhstan29
3,873 Thailand24
1,937 China23
1,737 Iceland22
3,830 Luxembourg20
4,571 Japan14
710 South Korea12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
8,414 Finland85
2,536 Northern Ireland83
3,598 Mauritius73
155,919 Russia64
Countries with hundreds of Akhtar:
8,538 Poland716
1,126 Scotland702
183 Bahrain672
13,663 South Africa457
30,822 Philippines387
25,595 Italy381
1,656 Norway367
1,098 Wales361
30,009 France331
9,280 Australia303
3,943 Sweden247
2,348 Denmark246
1,196 Hong Kong214
27,627 Turkey175
2,326 Singapore160
2,776 Ireland153
13,267 Greece147
20,168 Netherlands133
14,304 Belgium126
1,036 Fiji122
Countries with thousands of Akhtar:
73 United Arab Emirates7,904
9,337 United States3,946
487 Nepal3,397
4,151 Iran2,559
167 Oman2,476
4,823 Germany1,883
3,000 Canada1,593
190 Kuwait1,446
1,952 Malaysia1,417
105 Qatar1,342
3,502 Spain1,319
Countries with ten thousands of Akhtar:
237 Bangladesh79,752
55 Saudi Arabia36,823
229 Afghanistan13,603
504 England13,293
Countries with hundred thousands of Akhtar:
27 Pakistan833,040
358 India192,525
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Akhtar Namesakes

  • Shanez Akhtar, Actor
  • Zoya Akhtar, Film director
  • Javed Akhtar, Poet
  • Farhan Akhtar, Film director
  • Farhan Akhtar, Film director
  • Farhan Akhtar, Film director
  • Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi, Author
  • Adeel Akhtar, Actor
  • Javed Akhtar, Poet
  • Javed Akhtar, Poet
  • In 2019 thriller film, Unfriends, Sahil Akhtar played Veer.
  • In 1979, Ejaz Akhtar portrayed the role of N in comedy flick Mr. Ranjha.
  • Liton Akhtar, from 1978 drama film Nolok, who portrayed the N.
  • Baby Akhtar, from 1945 0 film Kaise Kahoon, who characterized the N.
  • In 2006 drama, romance movie, Little Box of Sweets, Naveed Akhtar portrayed Michael.

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