Muqtar Surname
Approximately 9,450 people bear this surname
Muqtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 8,235 | 1:1,634 | 166 |
| India | 902 | 1:850,405 | 37,515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Muqtar (22,286) may also be a first name.
Muqtar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muqtar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muqtar (Hindi: मुक्तार, Marathi: मुार) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muqtar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 53,942nd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 771,169 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Muqtar reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 34,863rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 22,286 people.
It is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 8,235 people, or 1 in 1,634. Aside from Somalia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muqtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muqtar in the Hindi language | ||
| मुक्तार | muktara | - |
| Muqtar in the Marathi language | ||
| मुार | muara | 42.61 |
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 32.3 |
| मुखतार | mukhatara | 16.81 |
| मुकतार | mukatara | 3.55 |
| मुारार | muarara | 0.6 |
| मुखार | mukhara | 0.35 |
| मुाराक | muaraka | 0.16 |
| अमुार | amuara | 0.11 |
| समुार | samuara | 0.09 |
| ममुार | mamuara | 0.07 |
| मुतव | mutava | 0.04 |
| मुतुर्जा | muturja | 0.03 |
| मुिनर | muinara | 0.03 |
| मुाहार | muahara | 0.01 |
| मुमरु | mumaru | 0.01 |
| मुतर्जा | mutarja | 0.01 |
| मुनार | munara | 0.01 |
| मौयर् | mauyar | 0.01 |
| मुकतर | mukatara | 0.01 |
| मुतूर्जा | muturja | 0.01 |
| मरूतार | marutara | 0.01 |
| जमुार | jamuara | 0.01 |
| मुक्त्यार | muktyara | 0.01 |
| सुतार | sutara | 0.01 |
| मुकार | mukara | 0.01 |
| मुकरी | mukari | 0.01 |
| मुारान | muarana | 0.01 |
| शेमुार | semuara | 0.01 |
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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
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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 Muqtar
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