Mukhtari Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mukhtari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukhtari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3081:135,4308,751
Afghanistan671:479,8986,199
India221:34,866,608408,224
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mukhtari (8,972) may also be a first name.

Mukhtari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukhtari (Georgian: მუხტარი, Hindi: मुख्तरी, Marathi: मुखतारी, Oriya: ମୁଖତାରୀ, Russian: Мухтари) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mukhtari click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtari? popularity and diffusion

Mukhtari is the 271,355th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mukhtari reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mukhtari is also the 65,846th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 8,972 people.

The last name Mukhtari is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,308 people, or 1 in 135,430. In Nigeria Mukhtari is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 25 percent are found, Kano, where 18 percent are found and Zamfara, where 18 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukhtari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukhtari in the Oriya language
ମୁଖତାରୀmukhatari-
Mukhtari in the Georgian language
მუხტარიmukhtari85.71
მუხთარიmukhtari14.29
Mukhtari in the Marathi language
मुखतारीmukhatari80
मुारीmuari10
मुख्तरीmukhtari10
Mukhtari in the Hindi language
मुख्तरीmukhtari71.72
मुखतरीmukhatari21.85
मुख्तारीmukhtari5.47
मूख्तरीmukhtari0.14
मुखतारीmukhatari0.14
मूख्तारीmukhtari0.14
मूखतरीmukhatari0.12
मुख़्तरीmukhtari0.1
मुख्तारिmukhtari0.1
मुक्तरीmuktari0.05
मुखतरिmukhatari0.02
मुख्तरी़mukhtari0.02
मुख़तरीmukhatari0.02
Mukhtari in the Russian language
Мухтариmuhtari-

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