Moftar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Moftar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Moftar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moftar (13) may also be a first name.

Moftar Last Name Facts

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

Moftar is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moftar.

How Common Is The Last Name Moftar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Moftar live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Moftar is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 64 percent reside, Johor, where 14 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouftar921/
Mofhtar921/
Mofhthar861/
Meftar837/
Maftar832/
Movtar832/
Mowthar771/
Mafthar771/
Mouvtar771/
Mahaftar715/
Maftour6217/
Mafteur621/
Meftour621/
Maabtar621/
Mafteire571/
Mowthorp570/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Moftar
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