Mukhtyar Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Mukhtyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukhtyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5191:344,2086,855
India2551:3,008,10090,108
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mukhtyar (19,908) may also be a first name.

Mukhtyar Last Name Facts

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

Mukhtyar (Hindi: मुख्त्यार, Marathi: मुख्त्यार) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukhtyar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mukhtyar is the 417,776th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mukhtyar are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mukhtyar is also the 37,919th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 19,908 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 344,208. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 52 percent live, Punjab, where 26 percent live and Sindh, where 20 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mukhtyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukhtyar in the Hindi language
मुख्त्यारmukhtyara79.04
मुख्तयारmukhtayara12.47
मुखत्यारmukhatyara7.17
मुख्तियारmukhtiyara0.18
मुख्तारmukhtara0.11
मूख्त्यारmukhtyara0.11
मुखित्यारmukhityara0.05
मुख्त्याारmukhtyaara0.05
मुख्त्यरmukhtyara0.05
मुख्मेयारmukhmeyara0.03
मुख्तीयारmukhtiyara0.03
मुक्ष्त्यारmukstyara0.03
मुकतयारmukatayara0.03
मख्त्यारmakhtyara0.03
मुख्तरmukhtara0.03
मूख्तयारmukhtayara0.03
मुखतारmukhatara0.03
मुख्तेयारmukhteyara0.03
Mukhtyar in the Marathi language
मुख्त्यारmukhtyara46.59
मुखत्यारmukhatyara22.73
मुखmukha6.82
त्यारtyara4.55
मुखितयारmukhitayara4.55
मूख्त्यारmukhtyara3.41
मुखतीयारmukhatiyara2.27
मुखतारmukhatara2.27
मुखत्mukhat1.14
मुकत्यारmukatyara1.14
मुखयारmukhayara1.14
मूखतारmukhatara1.14
मुक्त्यारmuktyara1.14

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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 Mukhtyar
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