How common is the surname Akter?

2,291 people in the United States had the surname Akter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. It ranked 13,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Akter?

Nahida Akter, Bangladeshi cricketer, followed by Shirin Akter.

Where is the surname Akter most common?

Wikidata records people named Akter in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Akter getting more or less common?

More common. 529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,291 in 2010, up 333%.

The surname Akter

A surname, carried by 2,291 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Akter is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,291 people named Akter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. That is up 333% since 2000, when the Census counted 529.

#13,316

rank among US surnames

2,291

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+333.1%

change since 2000 (was #39,176)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,316	Edler	2,291	134,765
#13,322	Trumbull	2,290	134,823

Who is named Akter

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Akter identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
Two or more races 2.4%
White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Akters

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nahida Akter
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 2000
Shirin Akter
Bangladeshi Athlete, born 1994
Nipun Akter
Bangladeshi Film actress, born 1984
Salma Akter
Bangladeshi singer, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Akter

Akter has the Soundex code A236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A236.

Questions

How common is the surname Akter?: 2,291 people in the United States had the surname Akter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,765 Americans. It ranked 13,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Akter?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Akter identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Akter?: Nahida Akter, Bangladeshi cricketer, followed by Shirin Akter.
Where is the surname Akter most common?: Wikidata records people named Akter in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Akter getting more or less common?: More common. 529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,291 in 2010, up 333%.