Muktu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Muktu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Muktu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578

Muktu (161) may also be a first name.

Muktu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muktu (Hindi: मुक्तू, Marathi: मुथु, Oriya: ମୁକ୍ତୁ, Russian: Мукту) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Muktu.

How Common Is The Last Name Muktu? popularity and diffusion

Muktu is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Muktu are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 161 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and Malaysia, where 32 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muktau9110/
Mukhtu914/
Mouktou836/
Muktahu833/
Mukhtau832/
Mukthau831/
Mugtu805/
Moktu801/
Muctu801/
Mokthu733/
Muktoo731/
Mouctou672/
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Muktu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muktu in the Marathi language
मुथुmuthu-
Muktu in the Oriya language
ମୁକ୍ତୁmuktu70
ମୁଗ୍ୁmugu10
ମୁୁmuu10
ମୁଚ୍ୁmucu10
Muktu in the Hindi language
मुक्तूmuktu44.44
मुकतूmukatu22.22
मुकटूmukatu22.22
मुक्तुmuktu11.11
Muktu in the Russian language
Муктуmuktu-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Muktu
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