Muktar Surname

3,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Muktar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muktar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria88,3231:2,006267
Ethiopia33,4841:2,913505
Somalia25,4391:52965
Kenya9,6881:4,767681
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Indonesia3,2191:41,0844,730
India1,9941:384,68720,526
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Philippines5531:183,07129,388
Kyrgyzstan3061:19,5183,408
Pakistan1871:955,31512,672
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Turkey711:1,096,07648,094
Kazakhstan571:310,21925,916
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada391:944,75971,777
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Muktar (223,852) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhtar92284,640/
Mukthar925,869/
Mouktar923,120/
Muktaar921,219/
Muhktar92574/
Muktahr92234/
Mmuktar9298/
Muktare9283/
Mucktar9260/
Muktair9239/
Mukttar9222/
Muuktar9210/
Mukctar929/
Muktarh929/
Muqktar929/
Muiktar929/
Mukktar927/
Muktarr926/
Muktear922/
Mauktar921/
Mhuktar921/
Moukhtar8611,784/
Mukhtaar861,169/
Mukhtair86220/
Mukhthar86211/
Mukhttar86191/
Mukthtar8625/
Mukhtear8621/
Mmukhtar8614/
Mukthair8612/
Mukhtarr8610/
Muktahar868/
Moucktar868/
Muukhtar867/
Maukhtar866/
Muhkhtar866/
Mouktare866/
Mukhhtar865/
Mhuktear865/
Meukthar864/
Mouhktar864/
Mushktar864/
Moukthar863/
Mukkhtar863/
Muikhtar862/
Mukthaar862/
Mucktarr862/
Mukhtarz862/
Mukthare861/
Muktharr861/
Mmukthar861/
Muhktahr861/
Muhktair861/
Muckhtar861/
Mouktaar861/
Mukhtgar861/
Muqtar839,450/
Moktar836,876/
Mugtar83298/
Muctar83272/
Miktar8337/
Muktarova80401/
Mukhthaar808/
Moukhtare807/
Moukhtair803/
Moukhtard801/
Moukthtar801/
Mouckhtar801/
Mokhtar77216,196/
Mouctar772,459/
Muqtaar771,453/
Mokthar77911/
Muqthar77427/
Mocktar77109/
Mucthar7771/
Muhctar7759/
Mikhtar7732/
Muctarr7725/
Mukhtor7714/
Muqhtar7712/
Mokgtar779/
Mugthar776/
Mokktar775/
Moktaar773/
Mugtaar773/
Mougtar773/
Mooktar772/
Muuqtar772/
Muqttar771/
Mikthar771/
Mouqtar771/
Muqutar771/
Moektar771/
Mauctar771/
Mukteir771/
Muhqtar771/
Muctare771/
Mokttar771/
Moktahr771/
Moktair771/
Moktarh771/
Mukhtarova7522,422/
Mauktarova751/
Muktharova751/
Mokhtarh7177/
Mokhtaar7113/
Mokhtair7110/
Mokhttar716/
Mokhthar716/
Mokthtar716/
Mouctard714/
Mookhtar713/
Moukhtarova713/
Mouctare713/
Muqhthar712/
Mokhtear712/
Moekhtar712/
Mmokhtar712/
Moukteur711/
Muuqutar711/
Muqthair711/
Mokthaar711/
Mokthair711/
Mokhtarz711/
Mickthar711/
Mokh'tar711/
Mokhtarr711/
Mugthaar711/
Mockhtar711/
Moctar6713,011/
Moukhteir6726/
Moktor6720/
Muctor6714/
Mogtar674/
Moktàr671/

Muktar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muktar in the Tibetan language
མུག་ཏར།muktar-
Muktar in the Bengali language
মুক্তারmuktara98.25
মোক্তারmoktara0.88
মূক্তারmuktara0.88
Muktar in the Oriya language
ମୁକ୍ତାରmuktara94.58
ମୁକ୍ତାର୍muktar1.18
ମୂକ୍ତାରmuktara0.9
ମୁକତାରmukatara0.9
ମୁାରmuara0.63
ମୁକ୍ତରmuktara0.54
ମୁକତରmukatara0.18
କୁମାରkumara0.09
ମୁତ୍ାରmutara0.09
ସତାରsatara0.09
ମୂକ୍ତରmuktara0.09
Muktar in the Hindi language
मुक्तारmuktara91.34
मुकतारmukatara4.73
मुक्तरmuktara1.72
मुकतरmukatara1.03
मुख्तारmukhtara0.42
मूक्तारmuktara0.38
मुकटरmukatara0.08
मूकतरmukatara0.04
मुक्ताऱmuktara0.04
मुक्तार्muktar0.04
Muktar in the Marathi language
मुारmuara51.18
तारtara14.42
मूारmuara11.65
मुकतारmukatara8.32
मुक्muk4.02
मुख्तारmukhtara1.73
मुकतरmukatara1.32
मुारारmuarara0.69
मुक़तारmuqatara0.62
मूकतारmukatara0.35
मुक्ारmukara0.28
मुाराकmuaraka0.28
मुक््तारmuktara0.21
मूारारmuarara0.14
अमूारamuara0.14
मुारअmuara'a0.14
मुकातरmukatara0.14
मु्ारmuara0.07
मूुारmuuara0.07
मकतारmakatara0.07
मुिनरmuinara0.07
मुरुतारmurutara0.07
मूकतरmukatara0.07
मुख्तरmukhtara0.07
मुरकारmurakara0.07
मुफ़तारmufatara0.07
मोमुारmomuara0.07
मुकजारmukajara0.07
मुतर्जाmutarja0.07
Muktar in the Russian language
Муктарmuktar-

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