Makhtiar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Makhtiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makhtiar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Makhtiar (116) may also be a first name.

Makhtiar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makhtiar is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhtiar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Makhtiar live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Makhtiar is also the 868,627th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 116 people.

The last name Makhtiar is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan Makhtiar is mostly found in: Punjab, where 75 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhtiar8812/
Makhtyar882/
Mookhtiar8254/
Moktiar801/
Maktyar801/
Magtiar801/
Maktear801/
Mokhtyar755/
Mochtiar751/
Mouktiar751/
Mactear6737/
Moktyar672/
Maqtyar671/
Moctyar532/
Mouctyar501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Makhtiar
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