Mukhtiar Surname

23,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Mukhtiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukhtiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan22,2071:8,044650
India1881:4,080,135109,968
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Afghanistan431:747,7488,015
England181:3,095,448105,421
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Mukhtiar (186,618) may also be a first name.

Mukhtiar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukhtiar (Hindi: मुख्तिार, Marathi: मुख्तयार, Russian: Мухтиар) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtiar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mukhtiar is the 23,976th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 322,929 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mukhtiar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mukhtiar is also the 5,625th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 186,618 people.

Mukhtiar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 22,207 people, or 1 in 8,044. In Pakistan Mukhtiar is most common in: Punjab, where 46 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live and Sindh, where 25 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukhtiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukhtiar in the Hindi language
मुख्तिारmukhtiara41.18
मुखत्यारmukhatyara17.65
मुख्तियारmukhtiyara11.76
मुख्तयारmukhtayara11.76
मुखतयारmukhatayara5.88
मुख्तिआरmukhti'ara5.88
मुख्त्यारmukhtyara5.88
Mukhtiar in the Marathi language
मुख्तयारmukhtayara22.22
मुखत्यारmukhatyara22.22
मुख्तीअरmukhti'ara16.67
मुिख्तयारmuikhtayara11.11
मुखmukha5.56
मुकत्यारmukatyara5.56
मुारmuara5.56
मुखतीयारmukhatiyara5.56
मुख्तीआरmukhti'ara5.56
Mukhtiar in the Russian language
Мухтиарmuhtiar-

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Footnotes

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