Murktar Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Murktar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Murktar (284) may also be a first name.
Murktar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murktar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murktar occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Murktar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 835,661st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Murktar are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 525,265th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 284 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 26 percent are found, Zamfara, where 26 percent are found and Kaduna, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Murktar is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murktari | 93 | 55 | / |
| Murkhtar | 93 | 41 | / |
| Murktaru | 93 | 8 | / |
| Murkthar | 93 | 5 | / |
| Murkutar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murkatar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murhktar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murkhtari | 88 | 5 | / |
| Murkhatar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muraktara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murkatr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marktar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Morktar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marketar | 80 | 13 | / |
| Morkhtar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Murkuter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirakhtar | 75 | 19 | / |
| Markatwar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Markhtari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakattar | 71 | 32 | / |
| Murakatira | 71 | 20 | / |
| Murukutira | 71 | 16 | / |
| Markter | 71 | 15 | / |
| Marktri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mirakhtari | 71 | 5 | / |
| Murikitiro | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mir Akhtar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murekatera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakatara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markutewar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markatewar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morctar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkator | 67 | 54 | / |
| Markatri | 67 | 35 | / |
| Merkader | 67 | 17 | / |
| Marketer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mirkadir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mirkadyr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merkadir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morkadre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moura Kadri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murakatirwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muragodr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muragatr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murikitirwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meriyakatar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marktree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mörkhtör | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marktiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkuter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Murktar
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