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Surname Etymology and Meaning of AKHTAR

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Muslim: from the Persian personal name Akhtar ‘star’, ‘good luck’. Akhtar is used in combination with other words, for example Akhtar-ud-Din ‘star of religion (i.e. Islam)’. The name is found in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as Iran.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)