Muhktar Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Muhktar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 384 | 1:461,309 | 23,423 |
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Muhktar (949) may also be a first name.
Muhktar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhktar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhktar (Oriya: ମୁକ୍ତାର) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhktar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muhktar is the 554,992nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Muhktar live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muhktar is also the 262,241st most common first name world-wide, held by 949 people.
The surname Muhktar is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 461,309. In Nigeria Muhktar is mostly found in: Kano, where 27 percent live, Zamfara, where 27 percent live and Kaduna, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Muhktar exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhktar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhktar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁକ୍ତାର | muktara | - |
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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
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- 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 Muhktar
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