Akhtar
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian اختر (axtar, “star”).
Proper noun
Akhtar (plural Akhtars)
- A surname from Persian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Akhtar is the 7785th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4260 individuals. Akhtar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akhtar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.