Mikhtar Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mikhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mikhtar (74) may also be a first name.

Mikhtar Last Name Facts

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

Mikhtar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: मुख्तार, Marathi: िमख्तार) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikhtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Mikhtar is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Mikhtar are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mikhtar is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 74 people.

Mikhtar is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 45 percent reside, Sindh, where 27 percent reside and Balochistan, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muikhtar932/
Moikhtar931/
Miktar9237/
Mukhtar86284,640/
Mekhtar8630/
Michtar8625/
Muiktar869/
Mykhtar862/
Mikthar861/
Mukhtaar801,169/
Mukhtair80220/
Mukhthar80211/
Mukhttar80191/
Mukthtar8025/
Mukhtear8021/
Mmukhtar8014/
Mukhtarr8010/
Muukhtar807/
Muhkhtar806/
Mukhhtar805/
Mukkhtar803/
Mojkhtar801/
Muckhtar801/
Mickthar801/
Maichtar801/
Muktar77169,257/
Mictar7735/
Myktar7734/
Mektar7715/
Mjktar771/
Mukhthaar758/
Mukthar715,869/
Muktaar711,219/
Muhktar71574/
Mechtar71532/
Muktahr71234/
Mmuktar7198/
Mucktar7160/
Muhctar7159/
Muktair7139/
Mukttar7122/
Mukhtor7114/
Muqhtar7112/
Muuktar7110/
Muqktar719/
Muktarh719/
Mukktar717/
Muktarr716/
Mojhtar713/
Mekthar713/
Muktear712/
Mehgtar711/
Mehctar711/
Mioctar711/
Mhuktar711/
Mujhtar711/
Mekhtor711/
Muhqtar711/
Migthar711/
Meaktar711/
Muktahar678/
Mhuktear675/
Meukthar674/
Mekhtour673/
Mukthaar672/
Muqhthar672/
Mucktarr672/
Muhktahr671/
Mmukthar671/
Muktharr671/
Mekhteir671/
Muhktair671/

Mikhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar-
Mikhtar in the Hindi language
मुख्तारmukhtara50
मिख्तरmikhtara50
Mikhtar in the Marathi language
िमख्तारimakhtara50
मुख्तारmukhtara50

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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 Mikhtar
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