Muhtaj Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Muhtaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Muhtaj (565) may also be a first name.
Muhtaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhtaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhtaj (Marathi: मुहताज) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhtaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muhtaj is the 1,674,734th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Muhtaj is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Muhtaj are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 353,173rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 565 people.
This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,502,821. In Pakistan Muhtaj is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 94 percent live, Sindh, where 4 percent live and Balochistan, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Afghanistan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhtaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhtaj in the Marathi language | ||
| मुहताज | muhataja | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Muhtaj
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