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Aktar Surname Meaning

Muslim (Bangladesh and India): variant of Akhtar. Turkish: occupational name from aktar ‘druggist; corner'-shopkeeper’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1995 and 2002, in the United States, Aktar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Aktar in 1995 was 62, and 55 in 2002.

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