Muntar Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Muntar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muntar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Israel281:305,63026,425
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Muntar (652) may also be a first name.

Muntar Last Name Facts

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

Muntar (Arabic: مونتار, Georgian: მუნთარ, Hindi: मुन्तार, Marathi: मुन्तर) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muntar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. Muntar is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Muntar reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muntar is also the 325,275th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 652 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 32 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Sokoto, where 18 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Muntar occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muntare9226/
Munthar9214/
Muntaar929/
Mountar923/
Muntair921/
Muintar921/
Muntajr921/
Muntahar86721/
Munthare865/
Munthair861/
Mountare861/
Montar831,115/
Muntor8354/
Mumtar8341/
Munthahar80107/
Hmuntahar807/
Mountaire800/
Monthar776/
Muntoor773/
Monhtar772/
Moontar772/
Mountor772/
Montear771/
Montahr771/
Montarz771/
Mumtard771/
Mumthar771/
Montair770/
Munthour711,637/
Mountour7140/
Mounhtarova713/
Mountord711/
Montor672,090/
Moentahar671/
Montour622,150/
Montoir62227/
Monteir6222/
Monhtor621/
Montuor621/
Montoor621/
Monthour5713/
Moontore571/
Monntour571/

Muntar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muntar in the Georgian language
მუნთარmuntar-
Muntar in the Hindi language
मुन्तारmuntara50
मुन्तरmuntara25
मुण्तारmuntara8.33
मुंताराmuntara8.33
मुंतरmuntara8.33
Muntar in the Marathi language
मुन्तरmuntara40
मुन्तारmuntara40
मुखतारmukhatara20
Muntar in the Arabic language
مونتارmwntar-

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Footnotes

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