Mukhtar Forename
1,911th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 525,738 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Somaliland
Mukhtar Forename User-submission:
Mukhtar is a name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the chosen one'. It is also a title in Arab countries for a village leader.
Mukhtar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 74% | 244,843 | 1:794 | 144 |
| India | 100% | 97,550 | 1:12,454 | 1,723 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 43,864 | 1:4,048 | 709 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 28,351 | 1:124 | 19 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 18,884 | 1:1,632 | 282 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 13,489 | 1:19,124 | 2,698 |
| Sudan | 100% | 13,485 | 1:2,804 | 493 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 12,881 | 1:1,378 | 288 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 11,778 | 1:2,770 | 462 |
| Uzbekistan | 99% | 10,500 | 1:2,932 | 591 |
| Somalia | - | 6,901 | 1:1,960 | 315 |
| Libya | - | 6,059 | 1:1,027 | 199 |
| Russia | 100% | 3,023 | 1:47,712 | 1,087 |
| Egypt | 100% | 2,581 | 1:35,607 | 2,288 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2,158 | 1:2,768 | 463 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 1,551 | 1:19,632 | 1,991 |
| England | 100% | 1,209 | 1:45,991 | 2,238 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,040 | 1:93,808 | 6,821 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 825 | 1:193,287 | 10,074 |
| United States | 92% | 615 | 1:589,491 | 14,696 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 527 | 1:13,571 | 1,440 |
| Kenya | - | 473 | 1:97,901 | 5,191 |
| Qatar | 100% | 373 | 1:6,353 | 1,030 |
| Nepal | 100% | 348 | 1:81,860 | 4,909 |
| Oman | - | 246 | 1:16,702 | 1,541 |
| Canada | 100% | 198 | 1:167,340 | 6,849 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 189 | 1:279,303 | 10,093 |
| Kuwait | - | 180 | 1:21,029 | 2,270 |
| South Africa | 100% | 167 | 1:326,543 | 17,970 |
| Georgia | 100% | 160 | 1:23,365 | 1,564 |
| Djibouti | - | 152 | 1:6,024 | 596 |
| Bahrain | - | 118 | 1:11,429 | 1,802 |
| Sweden | 100% | 101 | 1:97,603 | 4,228 |
| Mauritius | - | 94 | 1:13,806 | 1,541 |
| Ukraine | 98% | 90 | 1:505,555 | 2,196 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 83 | 1:116,180 | 4,821 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 76 | 1:110,196 | 3,256 |
| Israel | 96% | 62 | 1:135,531 | 5,085 |
| Spain | 100% | 53 | 1:877,924 | 8,232 |
| Norway | 100% | 48 | 1:106,924 | 3,383 |
| Philippines | 97% | 39 | 1:2,718,192 | 55,791 |
| Scotland | 100% | 36 | 1:148,621 | 2,961 |
| Iraq | - | 29 | 1:1,207,512 | 9,085 |
| Greece | 100% | 22 | 1:497,025 | 6,710 |
| Finland | 75% | 22 | 1:249,236 | 3,896 |
| Thailand | 100% | 21 | 1:3,336,467 | 74,526 |
| Denmark | - | 20 | 1:282,475 | 5,507 |
| Wales | 100% | 19 | 1:162,858 | 3,204 |
| Germany | 100% | 18 | 1:5,370,993 | 21,319 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Belgium | 100% | 17 | 1:675,885 | 9,645 |
| Switzerland | 87% | 12 | 1:684,458 | 9,518 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Belarus | 100% | 10 | 1:948,238 | 5,152 |
| Brazil | - | 9 | 1:23,804,017 | 218,524 |
| Yemen | - | 8 | 1:3,287,094 | 4,116 |
| Jordan | - | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Syria | - | 4 | 1:4,826,519 | 5,774 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| South Ossetia | 100% | 3 | 1:17,850 | 685 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
Mukhtar (284,640) may also be a surname.
Mukhtar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mukhtar is a name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the chosen one'. It is also a title in Arab countries for a village leader.
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Mukhtar Demographics
Mukhtar Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 125 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Mukhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar in the Russian language | ||
| Мухтар | muhtar | - |
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