Mehtar Surname

68,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mehtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,2121:123,4817,972
South Africa4721:114,78313,746
Afghanistan2061:156,0833,291
Algeria901:429,23935,243
England801:696,47639,547
Lebanon441:128,1166,774
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
France41:16,605,680368,153
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mehtar (4,034) may also be a first name.

Mehtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mehtar (Hindi: मेहतर, Marathi: हेतर) is found most in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehtar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,268th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,001,312 people. The last name Mehtar occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Mehtar are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 109,864th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 4,034 people.

The surname Mehtar is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 6,212 people, or 1 in 123,481. In India Mehtar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent live, Jharkhand, where 36 percent live and Bihar, where 16 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Mehtar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mehtar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mehtar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.44% more than the national average, earning R 607,020 per year and in United States they earn 42.69% more than the national average, earning $61,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mechtar92532/
Meshtar9245/
Moehtar9234/
Mehttar9229/
Mehthar923/
Methtar921/
Metar914,392/
Mehetare8631/
Meshtare861/
Mehthtar861/
Meshthar861/
Mestar835,154/
Mohtar832,555/
Methar83773/
Mahtar83657/
Mhetar83390/
Mettar83324/
Meitar83263/
Metair83208/
Metare8380/
Metard8353/
Meytar8332/
Mihtar8327/
Metgar8323/
Mhatar839/
Mejtar839/
Metear837/
Medtar836/
Mhitar832/
Mietar832/
Metart832/
Meetar831/
Metayr831/
Metaar831/
Mehtor831/
Mehetthar801/
Mahatar7717,043/
Mehtour77397/
Mhettar77279/
Mhetare77155/
Methare7762/
Mohthar7745/
Mishtar7742/
Mhaitar7734/
Michtar7725/
Methard7717/
Mehetor7714/
Muihtar7712/
Metahar7711/
Mahthar7710/
Mothtar779/
Mesthar776/
Mejttar774/
Mohttar774/
Mestare774/
Mahttar773/
Medtart773/
Methgar773/
Mojhtar773/
Mohhtar773/
Mathtar772/
Messtar772/
Maihtar771/
Mhattar771/
Metgaar771/
Mettare771/
Mettaur771/
Metthar771/
Metahre771/
Mheatar771/
Mhethar771/
Mhhetar771/
Mmestar771/
Mmhetar771/
Hmeitar771/
Mezthar771/
Maetaur771/
Maethar771/
Mohtair771/
Mujhtar771/
Mestarh771/
Mechtor771/
Meattar771/
Mohdtar771/
Mohtaar771/
Meetare771/
Meetear770/
Medtard770/
Mestair770/
Matar73200,871/
Mitar731,700/
Motar731,538/
Metor73358/
Mytar7375/
Mahattar71271/
Mechtour7173/
Maththar7110/
Mahataur719/
Mahathar716/
Mhettare714/
Meistare714/
Metarova713/
Metharpp711/
Metteaur711/
Mmahatar711/
H'Meitar711/
Mahataar711/
Meateare711/
Muhythar711/
Mahtahar711/
Maichtar711/
Mattar6739,069/
Mistar673,320/
Mathar672,275/
Mithar67817/
Motair67755/
Mittar67433/
Mitard67431/
Meteur67379/
Maitar67373/
Metour67356/
Metuor67262/
Matear67260/
Mojtar67194/
Maatar67185/
Mottar67133/
Maytar67133/
Mothar67100/
Mataur6786/
Methor6779/
Muitar6763/
Mahatahar6758/
Mitare6748/
Mestor6747/
Mujtar6745/
Matarh6745/
Moitar6739/
Metore6734/
Matair6730/
Mataar6722/
Meytarova6712/
Modtar679/
Mystar678/
Meutor675/
Meator673/
Majtar672/
Matarr672/
Mahtor672/
Mätare672/
Motahr672/
Metoor672/
Matahr671/
Mitear671/
Motear671/
Mythar671/
Mmotar671/
Meteir671/
Màatar671/
Maâtar671/
Madtar671/
Mitart671/
Mitarz671/
Métare671/
Mechtoure671/
Meetor671/
Midtar671/
Mettor670/

Mehtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehtar in the Hindi language
मेहतरmehatara-
Mehtar in the Marathi language
हेतरhetara51.53
मेहतरmehatara46.78
मेहतारmehatara0.34
मेतरmetara0.18
महेतरmahetara0.07
देहारीdehari0.07
मुख्तारmukhtara0.07
मोहारेmohare0.04
मतारेmatare0.04
मेतारmetara0.04
मेहेतरmehetara0.04
हैतरhaitara0.04
मेहनरmehanara0.04
महतरmahatara0.04
मातरेmatare0.02
देहारेdehare0.02
मेहताmehata0.02
महारूmaharu0.02
मेहरmehara0.02
महाराmahara0.02
हतरhatara0.02

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mehtar
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