Maktar Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Maktar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maktar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Canada691:533,99444,923
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
India211:36,526,923420,161
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397

Maktar (1,471) may also be a first name.

Maktar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maktar (Bengali: মক্তার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: मक्तार, Marathi: मक्, Oriya: ମକ୍ତାର, Russian: Мактар) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maktar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 963,821st most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. Maktar is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Maktar reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 202,980th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 1,471 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 398,571. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 24 percent live, Selangor, where 18 percent live and Pahang, where 16 percent live. Beside Malaysia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Maktar Last Name Statistics demography

Maktar earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning $42,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maktar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maktar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar-
Maktar in the Bengali language
মক্তারmaktara83.33
মাক্তারmaktara16.67
Maktar in the Oriya language
ମକ୍ତାରmaktara66.67
ମାକ୍ତାରmaktara33.33
Maktar in the Hindi language
मक्तारmaktara58.33
मक्तरmaktara25
मकतरmakatara16.67
Maktar in the Marathi language
मक्mak33.33
तारtara33.33
अारaara33.33
Maktar in the Russian language
Мактарmaktar-

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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
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