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) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtaar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 319,816th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name Mukhtaar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Mukhtaar reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Mukhtaar is also the 88,202nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 5,735 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Not including Somalia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
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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