Makatab Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Makatab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makatab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4161:184,57315,257
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Makatab (18) may also be a first name.

Makatab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makatab (Bengali: মাকতাব, Hindi: मकताब, Marathi: मकतब) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makatab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 695,980th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Makatab reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 184,573. In Iran it is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 29 percent are found, South Khorasan Province, where 22 percent are found and Fars Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Iran Makatab is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhatab93118/
Makahatab881/
Makatap863/
Makateb861/
Mokhatab8010/
Makatov71554/
Mekateb711/
Mokateb711/
Mokhateb672/
Mokattoub634/
Maukhatov631/
Makotov573/
Meketeb571/
Mokatov571/
Maykotov5312/
Maikotov534/
Maketoop531/
Moqateeb531/
Magcotob531/
Makotope531/
Makhotov531/

Makatab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makatab in the Bengali language
মাকতাবmakataba-
Makatab in the Hindi language
मकताबmakataba-
Makatab in the Marathi language
मकतबmakataba-

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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 Makatab
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