Muktar Surname
Approximately 169,257 people bear this surname
Muktar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 88,323 | 1:2,006 | 267 |
| Ethiopia | 33,484 | 1:2,913 | 505 |
| Somalia | 25,439 | 1:529 | 65 |
| Kenya | 9,688 | 1:4,767 | 681 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Indonesia | 3,219 | 1:41,084 | 4,730 |
| India | 1,994 | 1:384,687 | 20,526 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Philippines | 553 | 1:183,071 | 29,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 306 | 1:19,518 | 3,408 |
| Pakistan | 187 | 1:955,315 | 12,672 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Malaysia | 141 | 1:209,179 | 12,210 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Turkey | 71 | 1:1,096,076 | 48,094 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Muktar (223,852) may also be a first name.
Muktar Demographics
Muktar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muktar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muktar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muktar (Bengali: মুক্তার, Hindi: मुक्तार, Marathi: मुार, Oriya: ମୁକ୍ତାର, Russian: Муктар, Tibetan: མུག་ཏར།) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Muktar.
How Common Is The Last Name Muktar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,314th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 43,056 people. The last name Muktar is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Muktar reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muktar is also the 4,677th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 223,852 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 88,323 people, or 1 in 2,006. In Nigeria Muktar is most numerous in: Kano, where 23 percent reside, Katsina, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside and Somalia, where 15 percent reside.
Muktar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muktar last name is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Muktar last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.
The amount Muktar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $56,875 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muktar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muktar in the Tibetan language | ||
| མུག་ཏར། | muktar | - |
| Muktar in the Bengali language | ||
| মুক্তার | muktara | 98.25 |
| মোক্তার | moktara | 0.88 |
| মূক্তার | muktara | 0.88 |
| Muktar in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁକ୍ତାର | muktara | 94.58 |
| ମୁକ୍ତାର୍ | muktar | 1.18 |
| ମୂକ୍ତାର | muktara | 0.9 |
| ମୁକତାର | mukatara | 0.9 |
| ମୁାର | muara | 0.63 |
| ମୁକ୍ତର | muktara | 0.54 |
| ମୁକତର | mukatara | 0.18 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.09 |
| ମୁତ୍ାର | mutara | 0.09 |
| ସତାର | satara | 0.09 |
| ମୂକ୍ତର | muktara | 0.09 |
| Muktar in the Hindi language | ||
| मुक्तार | muktara | 91.34 |
| मुकतार | mukatara | 4.73 |
| मुक्तर | muktara | 1.72 |
| मुकतर | mukatara | 1.03 |
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 0.42 |
| मूक्तार | muktara | 0.38 |
| मुकटर | mukatara | 0.08 |
| मूकतर | mukatara | 0.04 |
| मुक्ताऱ | muktara | 0.04 |
| मुक्तार् | muktar | 0.04 |
| Muktar in the Marathi language | ||
| मुार | muara | 51.18 |
| तार | tara | 14.42 |
| मूार | muara | 11.65 |
| मुकतार | mukatara | 8.32 |
| मुक् | muk | 4.02 |
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 1.73 |
| मुकतर | mukatara | 1.32 |
| मुारार | muarara | 0.69 |
| मुक़तार | muqatara | 0.62 |
| मूकतार | mukatara | 0.35 |
| मुक्ार | mukara | 0.28 |
| मुाराक | muaraka | 0.28 |
| मुक््तार | muktara | 0.21 |
| मूारार | muarara | 0.14 |
| अमूार | amuara | 0.14 |
| मुारअ | muara'a | 0.14 |
| मुकातर | mukatara | 0.14 |
| मु्ार | muara | 0.07 |
| मूुार | muuara | 0.07 |
| मकतार | makatara | 0.07 |
| मुिनर | muinara | 0.07 |
| मुरुतार | murutara | 0.07 |
| मूकतर | mukatara | 0.07 |
| मुख्तर | mukhtara | 0.07 |
| मुरकार | murakara | 0.07 |
| मुफ़तार | mufatara | 0.07 |
| मोमुार | momuara | 0.07 |
| मुकजार | mukajara | 0.07 |
| मुतर्जा | mutarja | 0.07 |
| Muktar in the Russian language | ||
| Муктар | muktar | - |
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