Explore the Family Name Akram

The meaning of Akram

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic akram ‘most generous’, an elative of karīm ‘generous’ (see Karim). Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad, Javed, Nadeem, Ahmad, Aziz, Mohmmad, Raja, Zahid, Abdul, Abdullah.

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How common is the last name Akram in the United States?

The surname Akram has seen a notable increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 28,049th in terms of frequency, but by 2010 had risen to the 19,425th spot—a growth rate of approximately 30.75%. The number of individuals with this surname also escalated significantly from 804 in 2000 to 1,391 in 2010, representing a change of 73.01%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Akram per 100,000 increased by 56.67%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.47 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#19,425	30.75%
Count	804	1,391	73.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.47	56.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Akram

According to ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Akram identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, which grew from 56.09% in 2000 to 68.51% in 2010—an increase of 22.14%. Those identifying as having two or more races saw a significant decrease from 14.18% to 4.67%. The percentage of Whites slightly decreased by 8.80%, while those identifying as Hispanic experienced a remarkable growth from 0.62% to 1.37%. The representation of Blacks within the Akram surname fell from 17.29% to 14.09%. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained suppressed for privacy reasons in 2000 but accounted for 0.58% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	56.09%	68.51%	22.14%
Black	17.29%	14.09%	-18.51%
White	11.82%	10.78%	-8.8%
Two or More Races	14.18%	4.67%	-67.07%
Hispanic	0.62%	1.37%	120.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%