Maktab Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Maktab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 71 | 1:452,862 | 6,011 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Maktab (6,948) may also be a first name.
Maktab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maktab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maktab (Hindi: मकतब) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maktab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maktab are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 77,963rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 6,948 people.
The last name Maktab is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 452,862. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 35 percent are found, Kabul, where 17 percent are found and Paktika, where 14 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhtab | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maaktab | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maktob | 83 | 16 | / |
| Magtab | 83 | 10 | / |
| Moktab | 83 | 8 | / |
| Maqtab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maktoub | 77 | 734 | / |
| Maktoob | 77 | 450 | / |
| Mokhtab | 77 | 48 | / |
| Mekthab | 77 | 29 | / |
| Makhtob | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makthap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhtoub | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makthoob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mookteab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekteb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maktov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Megtab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekthap | 62 | 667 | / |
| Maqtoob | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mactoub | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mokhtoub | 57 | 707 | / |
| Mekhtoub | 57 | 119 | / |
Maktab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maktab in the Hindi language | ||
| मकतब | makataba | 80 |
| मक्ताब | maktaba | 20 |
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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 Maktab
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