Mufti Surname
Approximately 24,066 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4,176 | 1:42,779 | 1,840 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,776 | 1:8,172 | 1,144 |
| India | 3,722 | 1:206,090 | 12,324 |
| Indonesia | 3,663 | 1:36,104 | 4,204 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| United States | 506 | 1:716,322 | 56,419 |
| Iraq | 398 | 1:87,994 | 2,777 |
| Afghanistan | 379 | 1:84,837 | 2,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 371 | 1:24,696 | 2,783 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Jordan | 317 | 1:27,894 | 3,648 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Iran | 187 | 1:410,602 | 26,140 |
| Canada | 168 | 1:219,319 | 21,150 |
| Yemen | 141 | 1:187,413 | 8,277 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Malaysia | 67 | 1:440,212 | 22,576 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Tunisia | 36 | 1:16,962 | 2,726 |
| Palestine | 26 | 1:174,956 | 8,796 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
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.
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Mufti Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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 found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as: Müfti. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mufti? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 22,572nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 302,815 people. The surname Mufti is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Mufti reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mufti is also the 53,091st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne 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 it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 42 percent live, Sindh, where 24 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Mufti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Mufti last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Müfti | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moufti | 91 | 2,128 | / |
| Mufthi | 91 | 101 | / |
| Muftis | 91 | 41 | / |
| Muftih | 91 | 35 | / |
| Muffti | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mufhti | 91 | 10 | / |
| Muftai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Muftiy | 91 | 6 | / |
| Muftti | 91 | 4 | / |
| Muftie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Maufti | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muftij | 91 | 1 | / |
| Musfti | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mujfti | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muyfti | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muftii | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mufthie | 83 | 42 | / |
| Muftich | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mouftis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mufty | 80 | 821 | / |
| Mufta | 80 | 160 | / |
| Muvti | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mifti | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mubti | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mufte | 80 | 5 | / |
| Muwti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moefti | 73 | 76 | / |
| Muftee | 73 | 65 | / |
| Muffty | 73 | 28 | / |
| Moufta | 73 | 16 | / |
| Moufty | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muftaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muftha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mufthy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muphti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muftaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muftte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mufthe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moofti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muftey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mufter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miftih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mufteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muphtai | 67 | 1 | / |
Mufti Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mufti in the Bengali language | ||
| মুফ্্তি | muphti | - |
| Mufti in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଫ୍ତି | muphti | - |
| Mufti in the Marathi language | ||
| मुफती | muphati | 95.74 |
| मुफ़ती | mufati | 4.26 |
| Mufti in the Hindi language | ||
| मुफ्ती | muphti | 48.55 |
| मुफती | muphati | 47.1 |
| मुफ्ति | muphti | 1.45 |
| मुफ़ती | mufati | 1.45 |
| मुक्ती | mukti | 0.72 |
| Mufti in the Russian language | ||
| Муфти | mufti | - |
| Mufti in the Arabic language | ||
| مفتى | mfty | - |
| مفتي | mfty | - |
| المفتى | almfty | - |
| المفتي | almfty | - |
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