Akhtar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian اختر (axtar, “star”).

Proper noun

Akhtar (plural Akhtars)

1. A surname from Persian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akhtar is the 7785^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.