Mukhtaar Surname
Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname
Mukhtaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 882 | 1:15,252 | 975 |
| Pakistan | 227 | 1:786,977 | 11,266 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mukhtaar (5,735) may also be a first name.
Mukhtaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukhtaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukhtaar (Hindi: मुख्तार, Marathi: मुखतार, Oriya: ମୁଖତାର) is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtaar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 319,816th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Mukhtaar live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 88,202nd most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 5,735 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Aside from Somalia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mukhtaar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mukhtaar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁଖତାର | mukhatara | - |
| Mukhtaar in the Hindi language | ||
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 66.67 |
| मुख्तयार | mukhtayara | 16.67 |
| मुख्ताार | mukhtaara | 16.67 |
| Mukhtaar in the Marathi language | ||
| मुखतार | mukhatara | 60 |
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 40 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mukhtaar
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