The surname Akram
An Arabic surname, carried by 1,391 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex A265 Also a first name
Origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic أَكْرَم (ʔakram).
One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,391 people named Akram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,959 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 804.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,416 | Jeanjacques | 1,392 | 221,800 |
| #19,425 | Akram | 1,391 | 221,959 |
Who is named Akram
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
69% of people named Akram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 69%
- Black (not Hispanic) 14%
- White (not Hispanic) 11%
- Two or more races 4.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Akram has the Soundex code A265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A265.
Other Arabic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Akram come from?
- Borrowed from Arabic أَكْرَم (ʔakram).
- How common is the surname Akram?
- 1,391 people in the United States had the surname Akram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,959 Americans. It ranked 19,425th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Akram?
- In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Akram identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Akram getting more or less common?
- More common. 804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,391 in 2010, up 73%.
- Is Akram also a first name?
- Yes. Akram is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.