Muntaka Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Muntaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muntaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2401:142,8579,135
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
India101:76,706,538639,611
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muntaka (4,303) may also be a first name.

Muntaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muntaka (Hindi: मुन्तका, Marathi: मुन्ताका) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muntaka? popularity and diffusion

Muntaka is the 241,779th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,411,347 people. The surname Muntaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muntaka live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muntaka is also the 105,460th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 4,303 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,240 people, or 1 in 142,857. In Nigeria Muntaka is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 31 percent are found, Kano, where 21 percent are found and Bauchi, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Muntaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mountaka931,538/
Muntakat9323/
Munttaka9314/
Muntakka933/
Muntakha932/
Muntakad931/
Munthaka931/
Mountakah881/
Mountaaka881/
Muntako86567/
Muntaqa8684/
Muntoka8634/
Munteka8622/
Muntaki8618/
Muntake8612/
Montaka869/
Mountaki80202/
Muntakoh80133/
Muntaqaa8017/
Muntokah8014/
Mounteka8012/
Muntakit801/
Muntouka801/
Muntaqua801/
Mountakii754/
Muntaqo71271/
Muntoko7183/
Montoka7135/
Muntaco715/
Muntaqi713/
Montako711/
Montaki711/
Mumtaki711/
Montaca711/
Mumtaqa711/
Montake710/
Muntaqoh6790/
Mountoki6720/
Maunteca674/
Munttaqi671/
Mountaqi671/
Munteyko671/
Mumtakis671/
Montakou671/
Montahko671/
Muntachi671/

Muntaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muntaka in the Marathi language
मुन्ताकाmuntaka-
Muntaka in the Hindi language
मुन्तकाmuntaka78.57
मुनतकाmunataka7.14
मुंतकाmuntaka7.14
मून्तकाmuntaka7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muntaka
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