Moftakhari Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Moftakhari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moftakhari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1531:501,84729,764
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moftakhari Last Name Facts

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

Moftakhari is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moftakhari? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moftakhari is the 1,333,288th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Moftakhari occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Moftakhari reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Moftakhari is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 501,847. In Iran Moftakhari is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 80 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 11 percent reside and Qom Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Iran Moftakhari exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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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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