Muhktar Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muhktar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhktar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3841:461,30923,423
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhkhtar936/
Mouhktar934/
Mushktar934/
Muhktahr931/
Muhktair931/
Muktar92169,257/
Mukhtar86284,640/
Mukthar865,869/
Mouktar863,120/
Muktaar861,219/
Muktahr86234/
Mmuktar8698/
Muktare8683/
Mucktar8660/
Muhctar8659/
Muktair8639/
Mukttar8622/
Muqhtar8612/
Muuktar8610/
Mukctar869/
Muktarh869/
Muqktar869/
Muiktar869/
Mukktar867/
Muktarr866/
Muktear862/
Mauktar861/
Mhuktar861/
Muhqtar861/
Moukhtar8011,784/
Mukhtaar801,169/
Mukhtair80220/
Mukhthar80211/
Mukhttar80191/
Mukthtar8025/
Mukhtear8021/
Mmukhtar8014/
Mukthair8012/
Mukhtarr8010/
Muktahar808/
Moucktar808/
Muukhtar807/
Maukhtar806/
Mouktare806/
Mukhhtar805/
Mhuktear805/
Meukthar804/
Moukthar803/
Mukkhtar803/
Muqhthar802/
Muikhtar802/
Mukthaar802/
Mucktarr802/
Mukhtarz802/
Mukthare801/
Muktharr801/
Mmukthar801/
Muckhtar801/
Mouktaar801/
Mukhtgar801/
Muqtar779,450/
Moktar776,876/
Mugtar77298/
Muctar77272/
Miktar7737/
Muktarova75401/
Mukhthaar758/
Moukhtare757/
Moukhtair753/
Moukhtard751/
Moukthtar751/
Mouckhtar751/
Mokhtar71216,196/
Mukhtarova7122,422/
Mouctar712,459/
Muqtaar711,453/
Mokthar71911/
Muqthar71427/
Mocktar71109/
Mucthar7171/
Mikhtar7132/
Muctarr7125/
Mukhtor7114/
Mokgtar719/
Mugthar716/
Mokktar715/
Moktaar713/
Mugtaar713/
Mougtar713/
Mooktar712/
Muuqtar712/
Muqttar711/
Mauktarova711/
Mikthar711/
Mouqtar711/
Muqutar711/
Moektar711/
Mauctar711/
Mukteir711/
Muktharova711/
Muctare711/
Mokttar711/
Moktahr711/
Moktair711/
Moktarh711/
Mokhtarh6777/
Mokhtaar6713/
Mokhtair6710/
Mokhttar676/
Mokhthar676/
Mokthtar676/
Mouctard674/
Mookhtar673/
Moukhtarova673/
Mouctare673/
Mokhtear672/
Moekhtar672/
Mmokhtar672/
Moukteur671/
Muuqutar671/
Muqthair671/
Mokthaar671/
Mokthair671/
Mokhtarz671/
Mickthar671/
Mokh'tar671/
Mokhtarr671/
Mugthaar671/
Mockhtar671/
Mocthtar671/

Muhktar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhktar in the Oriya language
ମୁକ୍ତାରmuktara-

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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 Muhktar
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