Murhtar Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Murhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Murhtar (48) may also be a first name.
Murhtar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murhtar is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murhtar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Murhtar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Murhtar are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Murhtar is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 48 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Murhtar is primarily found in: Kano, where 69 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Murhtar
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