Morhtar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Morhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

Morhtar Last Name Facts

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

Morhtar is found most in Malaysia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morhtar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Morhtar occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Morhtar live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Morhtar is primarily found in: Johor, where 71 percent are found, Selangor, where 14 percent are found and Terengganu, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morkhtar938/
Mortar9235/
Mortare8625/
Murhtar8614/
Morthar865/
Mourtar864/
Mortard861/
Mortair861/
Morthart800/
Murtar77384/
Martar77196/
Mortor7722/
Murthar7143/
Murtare7112/
Mortore717/
Martare713/
Martarr711/
Morthor711/
Martart711/
Murtard711/
Marttar711/
Morrtor710/
Mourtor710/
Martair710/
Moortheart710/
Mortoire6737/
Murteard671/
Murthard671/
Martahar671/
Martarova631/

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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 Morhtar
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