Mukhtarah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mukhtarah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukhtarah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mukhtarah (67) may also be a first name.

Mukhtarah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukhtarah (Hindi: मुख्ताराह, Marathi: मुख्तारह) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtarah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mukhtarah reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mukhtarah is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 67 people.

The last name Mukhtarah is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 50 percent reside and Terengganu, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukhtarah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukhtarah in the Hindi language
मुख्ताराहmukhtaraha66.67
मुख्तरहmukhtaraha33.33
Mukhtarah in the Marathi language
मुख्तारहmukhtaraha50
मुख्तारअहमदmukhtara'ahamada50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukhtarah
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