Muktaru Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muktaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muktaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Muktaru (591) may also be a first name.

Muktaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muktaru (Bengali: মুক্তারু, Hindi: मुक्तारू, Marathi: मुारु) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muktaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muktaru is the 793,288th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muktaru are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muktaru is also the 344,079th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 591 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 50 percent reside, Sokoto, where 17 percent reside and Kwara, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhtaru93125/
Muktairu9323/
Muktharu9310/
Muhktaru935/
Muktahru931/
Mouktarou8824/
Mukhtarou881/
Muqtaru864/
Muctaru862/
Moktaru862/
Mugtaru861/
Mukhthaaru821/
Moktarou802/
Mouctarou75251/
Mokhtarui752/
Mokhtarou751/
Moctarou6776/
Moctourou501/

Muktaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muktaru in the Bengali language
মুক্তারুmuktaru-
Muktaru in the Marathi language
मुारुmuaru-
Muktaru in the Hindi language
मुक्तारूmuktaru50
मुक्तारुmuktaru50

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muktaru
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