Nakhtar Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nakhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2101:153,1103,250
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Nakhtar (83) may also be a first name.

Nakhtar Last Name Facts

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

Nakhtar (Hindi: ंअख्तर, Marathi: नख्तर) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakhtar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,121,821st most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhtar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nakhtar is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 83 people.

The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 153,110. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 63 percent live, Kabul, where 20 percent live and Laghman, where 14 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhtare9334/
Naakhtar931/
Nakhtair931/
Naktar9259/
Naktare8643/
Nokhtar864/
Nakhtor862/
Naktair861/
Naktaur861/
Naktear861/
Nookhtar8015/
Nacktare801/
Noukhtar801/
Nachtarr801/
Nachhtar801/
Nektar7724/
Nagtar776/
Naqtar771/
Noktar771/
Naktour712/
Nactare712/
Nekttar711/
Naktoor711/
Nohhktar671/
Nekhteir671/
Nactor6272/
Noktor6213/
Nektor624/
Najtor622/
Noctar622/
Nojtar621/
Noqtar621/
Nnactor571/
Nouctar571/
Naugtor570/

Nakhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakhtar in the Marathi language
नख्तरnakhtara-
Nakhtar in the Hindi language
ंअख्तरmakhtara66.67
ण्अख्तरnakhtara33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nakhtar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis