Mukhtar Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Mukhtar Surname

1,923^rd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 284,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Sudan

Highest density in:

Sudan

Mukhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mukhtar Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Sudan	93,801	1:400	44
Pakistan	74,181	1:2,408	316
Nigeria	39,239	1:4,514	606
Saudi Arabia	18,206	1:1,695	184
Afghanistan	9,892	1:3,250	346
India	9,587	1:80,011	5,401
Libya	8,090	1:772	172
Somalia	7,352	1:1,830	183
Indonesia	5,988	1:22,086	2,675
Egypt	4,790	1:19,193	2,224
Ethiopia	1,771	1:55,080	5,737
Malaysia	1,598	1:18,457	1,767
Kazakhstan	1,455	1:12,153	1,857
England	1,170	1:47,622	5,975
Kenya	822	1:56,180	5,585
United States	750	1:483,279	40,870
Ghana	693	1:38,991	4,481
Israel	664	1:12,888	1,970
Yemen	555	1:47,613	3,868
Bahrain	529	1:2,549	407
Oman	506	1:7,288	1,023
United Arab Emirates	456	1:20,093	2,333
Iraq	314	1:111,534	3,223
Kyrgyzstan	244	1:24,478	4,131
Canada	242	1:152,255	15,495
Djibouti	225	1:4,066	333
Kuwait	164	1:23,175	3,064
Qatar	159	1:14,830	1,610
Spain	118	1:396,204	21,717
Lebanon	108	1:52,195	4,258
Russia	93	1:1,549,710	104,953
Australia	75	1:359,943	30,133
Scotland	65	1:82,366	6,014
Germany	56	1:1,437,597	88,094
South Africa	53	1:1,022,221	62,590
Sweden	48	1:205,141	14,201
Norway	47	1:109,410	14,618
Singapore	43	1:128,086	5,748
Wales	39	1:79,347	6,699
Ireland	35	1:134,541	6,387
Tanzania	35	1:1,512,618	47,057
New Zealand	33	1:137,222	16,302
Nepal	29	1:982,102	5,978
Romania	27	1:743,625	50,353
Netherlands	25	1:675,487	54,943
Greece	24	1:461,658	59,466
France	18	1:3,690,151	224,666
Denmark	17	1:332,042	23,714
Thailand	16	1:4,414,897	343,519
Philippines	14	1:7,231,302	192,576
Italy	12	1:5,096,391	108,968
Switzerland	11	1:746,629	49,719
Uganda	11	1:3,549,025	89,142
Belgium	10	1:1,149,664	82,403
Bangladesh	9	1:17,706,308	13,537
Fiji	9	1:99,377	1,883
Uzbekistan	9	1:3,436,571	32,268
China	8	1:170,915,196	8,932
Belarus	5	1:1,900,212	97,012
Japan	5	1:25,568,859	50,629
Poland	5	1:7,601,750	167,855
Angola	4	1:6,747,304	6,999
Azerbaijan	4	1:2,412,280	25,948
Hong Kong	4	1:1,833,871	6,220
Iceland	4	1:95,022	4,787
Morocco	4	1:8,619,025	73,251
Sri Lanka	4	1:5,202,140	12,146
Syria	4	1:4,825,256	12,827
Tajikistan	4	1:2,096,673	7,416
Brazil	3	1:71,358,111	770,017
Croatia	3	1:1,409,535	70,997
Finland	3	1:1,832,234	57,803
Mauritania	3	1:1,364,954	27,355
South Korea	3	1:17,080,085	2,793
Austria	2	1:4,257,718	99,224
Chile	2	1:8,808,237	65,417
Ecuador	2	1:7,952,923	34,269
Iran	2	1:38,391,262	236,033
Ivory Coast	2	1:11,535,616	61,806
Luxembourg	2	1:290,271	8,611
Turkey	2	1:38,910,711	171,901
Ukraine	2	1:22,761,348	425,733
Northern Ireland	1	1:1,845,036	20,648
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Argentina	1	1:42,743,414	282,706
Cambodia	1	1:15,487,146	14,824
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
DR Congo	1	1:73,879,570	260,543
Eritrea	1	1:4,751,901	911
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Hungary	1	1:9,816,277	73,288
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Latvia	1	1:2,050,046	60,295
Malawi	1	1:17,119,109	34,144
Maldives	1	1:404,172	7,269
Mali	1	1:16,969,035	4,067
Malta	1	1:430,272	3,380
Mauritius	1	1:1,293,417	16,552
Mexico	1	1:124,126,205	103,776
Moldova	1	1:3,561,368	78,271
Mongolia	1	1:2,825,289	17,010
Mozambique	1	1:27,261,569	7,432
Serbia	1	1:7,144,948	38,459
Tunisia	1	1:610,626	30,336

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Mukhtar (525,738) may also be a first name.

Mukhtar Demographics

Mukhtar Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 132 (2014)

United States
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Mukhtar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mukhtar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mukhtar (Georgian: მუხტარ, Hindi: मुख्तार, Marathi: मुख्तार, Oriya: ମୁଖତାର, Russian: Мухтар) occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,923^rd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,603 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mukhtar are found; 37 percent are found in North Africa and 37 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Mukhtar is also the 1,911^th most frequent first name on earth, held by 525,738 people.

This surname is most frequent in Sudan, where it is borne by 93,801 people, or 1 in 400. Aside from Sudan Mukhtar is found in 103 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Mukhtar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mukhtar surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Mukhtar last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mukhtar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning 294,771 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.38% more than the national average, earning R 385,884 per year; in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $42,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Moukhtar	93	11,784	/
Mukhtaar	93	1,169	/
Mukhtair	93	220	/
Mukhthar	93	211	/
Mukhttar	93	191	/
Mukthtar	93	25	/
Mukhtear	93	21	/
Mmukhtar	93	14	/
Mukhtarr	93	10	/
Muukhtar	93	7	/
Maukhtar	93	6	/
Muhkhtar	93	6	/
Mukhhtar	93	5	/
Mukkhtar	93	3	/
Muikhtar	93	2	/
Mukhtarz	93	2	/
Muckhtar	93	1	/
Mukhtgar	93	1	/
Muktar	92	169,257	/
Mukhthaar	88	8	/
Moukhtare	88	7	/
Moukhtair	88	3	/
Moukhtard	88	1	/
Moukthtar	88	1	/
Mouckhtar	88	1	/
Mokhtar	86	216,196	/
Muchtar	86	14,484	/
Mukthar	86	5,869	/
Mouktar	86	3,120	/
Muktaar	86	1,219	/
Muhktar	86	574	/
Muktahr	86	234	/
Mmuktar	86	98	/
Muktare	86	83	/
Mucktar	86	60	/
Muhctar	86	59	/
Muktair	86	39	/
Mikhtar	86	32	/
Mukttar	86	22	/
Mukhtor	86	14	/
Muqhtar	86	12	/
Muuktar	86	10	/
Mukctar	86	9	/
Muktarh	86	9	/
Muqktar	86	9	/
Muiktar	86	9	/
Mukktar	86	7	/
Muktarr	86	6	/
Muktear	86	2	/
Mauktar	86	1	/
Mhuktar	86	1	/
Mujhtar	86	1	/
Muhqtar	86	1	/
Mukhtarova	82	22,422	/
Mokhtarh	80	77	/
Muchtard	80	41	/
Mokhtaar	80	13	/
Mukthair	80	12	/
Mokhtair	80	10	/
Mouchtar	80	10	/
Muktahar	80	8	/
Moucktar	80	8	/
Mokhttar	80	6	/
Mouktare	80	6	/
Mokhthar	80	6	/
Mokthtar	80	6	/
Mhuktear	80	5	/
Meukthar	80	4	/
Mouhktar	80	4	/
Mushktar	80	4	/
Mookhtar	80	3	/
Muuchtar	80	3	/
Moukthar	80	3	/
Mmuchtar	80	2	/
Muqhthar	80	2	/
Mukthaar	80	2	/
Mokhtear	80	2	/
Moekhtar	80	2	/
Mucktarr	80	2	/
Mmokhtar	80	2	/
Mukthare	80	1	/
Muktharr	80	1	/
Mmukthar	80	1	/
Muhktahr	80	1	/
Muhktair	80	1	/
Mokhtarz	80	1	/
Mouktaar	80	1	/
Mokh'tar	80	1	/
Mokhtarr	80	1	/
Mockhtar	80	1	/
Moukhtarova	78	3	/
Muqtar	77	9,450	/
Moktar	77	6,876	/
Mugtar	77	298	/
Muctar	77	272	/
Miktar	77	37	/
Muktarova	75	401	/
Moukhteir	75	26	/
Mukhtorova	71	16,537	/
Mochtar	71	3,130	/
Mouctar	71	2,459	/
Muqtaar	71	1,453	/
Mokthar	71	911	/
Muqthar	71	427	/
Mocktar	71	109	/
Mucthar	71	71	/
Muctarr	71	25	/
Mokhtor	71	14	/
Mokgtar	71	9	/
Mugthar	71	6	/
Mokktar	71	5	/
Moktaar	71	3	/
Mugtaar	71	3	/
Mougtar	71	3	/
Mooktar	71	2	/
Muuqtar	71	2	/
Muqttar	71	1	/
Mauktarova	71	1	/
Mikthar	71	1	/
Mouqtar	71	1	/
Muqutar	71	1	/
Muchtarova	71	1	/
Moektar	71	1	/
Mauctar	71	1	/
Mukteir	71	1	/
Muktharova	71	1	/
Muctare	71	1	/
Mokttar	71	1	/
Moktahr	71	1	/
Moktair	71	1	/
Moktarh	71	1	/
Moechtar	67	293	/
Mouctard	67	4	/
Mouctare	67	3	/
Moukteur	67	1	/
Muuqutar	67	1	/
Muqthair	67	1	/
Mokhteir	67	1	/
Mokthaar	67	1	/
Mokthair	67	1	/
Mokhtour	67	1	/
Mickthar	67	1	/
Mugthaar	67	1	/
Mocthtar	67	1	/

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Mukhtar Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Mukhtar in the Georgian language
მუხტარ	mukhtar	97.14
მუხთარ	mukhtar	2.86
Mukhtar in the Hindi language
मुख्तार	mukhtara	94.74
मुख्तर	mukhtara	2.2
मुखतार	mukhatara	1.97
मूख्तार	mukhtara	0.4
मुखतर	mukhatara	0.39
मुख़्तार	mukhtara	0.15
मुख़्तार	mukhtara	0.03
मुख्तारज़्	mukhtaraz	0.01
मुक्ष्तार	mukstara	0.01
मु्ख्तार	mukhtara	0.01
मुख्त्यार	mukhtyara	0.01
मुख्मार	mukhmara	0
मुूख्तार	muukhtara	0
म़ुख्तार	maukhtara	0
मुख़तार	mukhatara	0
मोख्तार	mokhtara	0
मुचतार	mucatara	0
मुख़तर	mukhatara	0
मुख्ताार	mukhtaara	0
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Mukhtar in the Marathi language
मुख्तार	mukhtara	46.41
मुखतार	mukhatara	22.43
मुार	muara	11.14
मुख्तर	mukhtara	3.66
मुख्	mukh	2.76
मुखतर	mukhatara	2.46
मूख्तार	mukhtara	2.31
मुकतार	mukatara	1.71
मख्तार	makhtara	0.9
मुखातर	mukhatara	0.5
मुरार	murara	0.25
मूखतार	mukhatara	0.25
मोख्तार	mokhtara	0.25
मुख्ार	mukhara	0.2
अमूख्तार	amukhtara	0.15
मुकतर	mukatara	0.15
मुरुतार	murutara	0.15
मखतार	makhatara	0.1
सुतार	sutara	0.1
मुख्त्यार	mukhtyara	0.1
मुखार	mukhara	0.1
मूकताद	mukatada	0.1
मुखातार	mukhatara	0.1
मुख््तार	mukhtara	0.1
मुकदर	mukadara	0.05
ुाखतार	uakhatara	0.05
मुरखार	murakhara	0.05
अमख्तार	amakhtara	0.05
मुहेताब	muhetaba	0.05
मुखलार	mukhalara	0.05
बख्तार	bakhtara	0.05
मुख्ता	mukhta	0.05
मुखचार	mukhacara	0.05
मुत्कार	mutkara	0.05
मुखत्	mukhat	0.05
अखतर	akhatara	0.05
मूकतार	mukatara	0.05
मुसाखां	musakham	0.05
मुखनार	mukhanara	0.05
खाार	khaara	0.05
मुजतार	mujatara	0.05
मुखदर	mukhadara	0.05
आखतर	akhatara	0.05
मूख्तर	mukhtara	0.05
मुकार	mukara	0.05
मुखतारे	mukhatare	0.05
मुक़तार	muqatara	0.05
मखनार	makhanara	0.05
मुखता	mukhata	0.05
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Mukhtar in the Oriya language
ମୁଖତାର	mukhatara	30.16
ମୁକ୍ତାର	muktara	30.16
ମୁଖ୍ତାର	mukhtara	26.98
ମୁକତାର	mukatara	3.17
ଖଁା	khama	3.17
ମୁକ୍ତର	muktara	1.59
ମୁଖତର	mukhatara	1.59
ମୁକ୍ତାର୍	muktar	1.59
Mukhtar in the Russian language
Мухтар	muhtar	-

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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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Mukhtar Surname

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Mukhtar Surname Distribution Map

Mukhtar Demographics

Mukhtar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mukhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtar? popularity and diffusion

Mukhtar Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukhtar Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

Where Does The Last Name Mukhtar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mukhtar Last Name Statistics ^demography