Muftah Surname

31,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Muftah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muftah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya16,1791:38662
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Qatar1751:13,4741,493
Iraq1621:216,1834,877
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
England91:6,190,895170,599
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Muftah (31,235) may also be a first name.

Muftah Last Name Facts

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

Muftah occurs more in Libya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muftah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muftah is the 31,160th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 425,128 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Muftah are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Muftah is also the 27,040th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 31,235 people.

This last name is most widespread in Libya, where it is held by 16,179 people, or 1 in 386. Barring Libya Muftah exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 2 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Muftah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Muftah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $59,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muftahu922,903/
Mouftah921,424/
Muftaha923/
Mufta91160/
Mouftahe8610/
Miftah8335,346/
Muftau838,686/
Moufta8316/
Muftai839/
Musfta836/
Muftaj834/
Muftat834/
Muftha834/
Muftaz834/
Muftaa831/
Muftahova805/
Muphtah77259/
Miftahu77172/
Mouvtah7742/
Mieftah7729/
Mifthah7726/
Mufftau7710/
Musftau777/
Mifftah777/
Mufthau775/
Miftaha774/
Muuftau772/
Mmuftau771/
Mooftah771/
Mmiftah771/
Muftaas771/
Mifta7311,983/
Mubta736/
Muvta731/
Mifthaah712/
Muphtahu711/
Miffthah711/
Mouphtah711/
Mufphtau711/
Moubtahij67686/
Miftha67399/
Miftau67100/
Miftaj671/
Mufteu671/
Miftay671/
Muftey671/
Muvtaj671/

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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 Muftah
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