Surname Akhtar (Akhtar 
, اختر 
, আখতার , along with others...) , all around the world, is a prevalent last name. The cognomen Akhtar is habitual in Pakistan, where it is a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Akhtar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Akhtar | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India |
| اختر | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran |
| আখতার | Bangladesh |
| Ахтар | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| stefan penev akhtar (b. 1806) |
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akhtar naraghi Canadian writer, CA (b. 1937) |
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gulraiz akhtar Olympic field hockey player, PK (b. 1943) |
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| akhtar hussain Indian singer, IN (b. 1896) |
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| harichand akhtar poet, IN (b. 1901) |
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najma akhtar Indian academic administrator (b. 1953) |
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shabbir akhtar Pakistani philosopher, PK (b. 1960) |
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akhtar chaudhry Norwegian politician, PK (b. 1961) |
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| akhtar husain Pakastani scholar, IN (b. 1912) |
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akhtar mengal politician in Pakistan, PK (b. 1962) |
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| syed ali akhtar Pakistani Army officer, PK (b. 1915) |
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| akhtar ansari dehlvi IN (b. 1909) |
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ikram akhtar Bollywood Film Writer, IN (b. 1970) |
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hossein boland akhtar Iranian mountain climber, IR (b. 1976) |
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| akhtar hussain field hockey player, IN (b. 1926) |
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