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

The last name Mukhter (Marathi: मुखतार, Russian: Мухтэр) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 1,310,135^th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Mukhter occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mukhter reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 254,871^st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 997 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 1,751,411. In Pakistan Mukhter is most frequent in: Punjab, where 55 percent reside, Sindh, where 34 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.