Mumtar Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mumtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mumtar (93) may also be a first name.

Mumtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumtar (Hindi: मुम्तार, Marathi: मुमताज) is most common in Afghanistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Mumtar is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mumtar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mumtar is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 93 people.

This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,148,328. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Badakhshan, where 29 percent are found, Kabul, where 25 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan Mumtar occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumtard921/
Mumthar921/
Muntar83289/
Muntare7726/
Munthar7714/
Muntaar779/
Mountar773/
Muntair771/
Muintar771/
Muntajr771/
Muntahar71721/
Munthare715/
Mountare711/
Munthair711/
Montar671,115/
Munthahar67107/
Muntor6754/
Hmuntahar677/
Momtor671/
Mountaire670/
Monthar626/
Muntoor623/
Moontar622/
Monhtar622/
Mountor622/
Montarz621/
Montahr621/
Montear621/
Montair620/
Mounhtarova593/
Munthour571,637/
Mountour5740/
Mountord571/
Moentahar531/
Montor502,090/

Mumtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumtar in the Marathi language
मुमताजmumataja-
Mumtar in the Hindi language
मुम्तारmumtara81.82
मुम्ताजmumtaja4.55
मुम्तरmumtara4.55
मुमतारmumatara4.55
मुमतरmumatara4.55

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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 Mumtar
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