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

Family Name / Last Name: Akhter
No. of characters: 6
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Akhter

How popular is Akhter?

Akhter is common in India.

Akhter is ranked 682 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Akhters grew by 87.08134 per cent to 1955 since 2000 and ranked 15090 after elevating 7780 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.12 84.69
White 2.51 2.49
Others 2.25 11.77
Hispanic or Latino 0.77 0.48
Akhter is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Bangladesh which signifies that it is originated from Bangladesh. Around 774068 people have been found who wears Akhter as their family name. Akhter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
318,252 Ukraine6
2,084 Afghanistan5
9,759 Japan5
10,542 China4
2,672 Mozambique3
6,270 Hong Kong3
19,093 Finland2
12,161 Wales2
20,186 Kenya2
219,873 France2
58,885 Poland1
810,193 Indonesia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
1,818 Guernsey1
17,236 Ghana1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
6,820 Angola1
9,498 Iceland1
3,952 Yemen1
2,309 Monaco1
2,040 Mali1
6,688 Malawi1
7,895 South Korea1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
1,572 Macau1
4,942 Libya1
53,505 Turkey1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
215 Palau1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
12,527 Denmark44
17,488 Norway39
8,504 Ireland33
36,547 Switzerland27
52,530 Belgium22
21,268 New Zealand21
377,825 Russia17
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,581 Sweden87
3,956 Singapore83
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Akhter:
1,049 Nepal926
750 Oman712
7,009 Canada600
722 Kuwait505
530 Qatar418
25,888 Germany403
8,346 Malaysia228
13,930 Australia195
925 Bahrain171
22,862 Spain124
5,272 Scotland105
Countries with thousands of Akhter:
483 United Arab Emirates2,003
20,498 United States1,563
5,184 England1,409
Countries with ten thousands of Akhter:
269 Saudi Arabia11,543
Countries with hundred thousands of Akhter:
57 Bangladesh314,885
128 Pakistan276,465
408 India161,246
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Akhter Namesakes

  • Moin Akhter, Television actor
  • Rasheed Akhter, Film director
  • Salma Akhter, Singer
  • Sharmin Akhter, Cricket Player
  • Moin Akhter, Television actor
  • Tazia Akhter, Cricket Player
  • Moin Akhter, Television actor
  • Umer Akhter, Film director
  • Moin Akhter, Television actor
  • Moin Akhter, Television actor

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