Maghta Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Maghta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Maghta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maghta Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maghta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻜﻄﻊ) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Maghta are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Maidan Wardak, where 100 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manghta9250/
Maghtaa929/
Maughta927/
Maghtas923/
Maghtat922/
Maghti8391/
Maghty8311/
Moghta838/
Maghto836/
Meghta831/
Moghtad7793/
Maighty7715/
Maigeta7712/
Manghte777/
Moghtah777/
Mageeta772/
Maghtit771/
Maghtet771/
Maughty770/
Moughtha7133/
Moghtadd7115/
Mangeeta715/
Maghtheh712/
Moghty671/
Moghtahee671/
Moughty62100/
Moghtit625/
Moghtet624/
Magdtis621/
Monghty620/
Makgdtho571/
Moughter570/
Moghtesht531/

Maghta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maghta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻜﻄﻊmkt-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maghta
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