Mufti Surname

22,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Mufti Surname User-submission:

Mufti (and its variants) means one who is accredited to issue a fatwa, which is a jurisprudential ruling and an interpretation of the sharia. Anointment of a cleric as a Mufti is usually the result of qualifying from a High Seminary, and then years of tutelage.

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Mufti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,1761:42,7791,840
Saudi Arabia3,7761:8,1721,144
India3,7221:206,09012,324
Indonesia3,6631:36,1044,204
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
United States5061:716,32256,419
Iraq3981:87,9942,777
Afghanistan3791:84,8372,375
United Arab Emirates3711:24,6962,783
England3261:170,91415,706
Jordan3171:27,8943,648
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Iran1871:410,60226,140
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Yemen1411:187,4138,277
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Tunisia361:16,9622,726
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Libya161:390,2481,390
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223

The alternate forms: Müfti (1) are calculated separately.

Mufti (12,362) may also be a first name.

Mufti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mufti (and its variants) means one who is accredited to issue a fatwa, which is a jurisprudential ruling and an interpretation of the sharia. Anointment of a cleric as a Mufti is usually the result of qualifying from a High Seminary, and then years of tutelage.

- tariqmufti

Mufti Last Name Facts

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

Mufti (Arabic: مفتى, Bengali: মুফ্্তি, Hindi: मुफ्ती, Marathi: मुफती, Oriya: ମୁଫ୍ତି, Russian: Муфти) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Müfti. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,572nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 302,815 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Mufti live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mufti is also the 53,091st most numerous forename globally It is held by 12,362 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 4,176 people, or 1 in 42,779. In Pakistan Mufti is primarily found in: Punjab, where 42 percent reside, Sindh, where 24 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Mufti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mufti last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mufti earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning 372,806 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.97% more than the national average, earning $52,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.97% more than the national average, earning $63,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müfti931/
Moufti912,128/
Mufthi91101/
Muftis9141/
Muftih9135/
Muffti9111/
Mufhti9110/
Muftai919/
Muftiy916/
Muftti914/
Muftie913/
Maufti911/
Muftij911/
Musfti911/
Mujfti911/
Muyfti911/
Muftii911/
Mufthie8342/
Muftich8310/
Mouftis831/
Mufty80821/
Mufta80160/
Muvti8010/
Mifti809/
Mubti806/
Mufte805/
Muwti801/
Moefti7376/
Muftee7365/
Muffty7328/
Moufta7316/
Moufty734/
Muftaj734/
Muftha734/
Mufthy732/
Muphti732/
Muftaa731/
Muftte731/
Mufthe731/
Moofti731/
Muftey731/
Mufter731/
Miftih731/
Mufteu731/
Muphtai671/

Mufti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mufti in the Bengali language
মুফ্্তিmuphti-
Mufti in the Oriya language
ମୁଫ୍ତିmuphti-
Mufti in the Marathi language
मुफतीmuphati95.74
मुफ़तीmufati4.26
Mufti in the Hindi language
मुफ्तीmuphti48.55
मुफतीmuphati47.1
मुफ्तिmuphti1.45
मुफ़तीmufati1.45
मुक्तीmukti0.72
Mufti in the Russian language
Муфтиmufti-
Mufti in the Arabic language
مفتىmfty-
مفتيmfty-
المفتىalmfty-
المفتيalmfty-

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