Nakhtar Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Nakhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 210 | 1:153,110 | 3,250 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
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 found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhtar? popularity and diffusion
Nakhtar is the 1,121,821st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhtar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most common forename in the world It is held by 83 people.
The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 153,110. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 63 percent live, Kabul, where 20 percent live and Laghman, where 14 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhtare | 93 | 34 | / |
| Naakhtar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakhtair | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naktar | 92 | 59 | / |
| Naktare | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nokhtar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nakhtor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Naktair | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naktaur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naktear | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nookhtar | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nacktare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noukhtar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nachtarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nachhtar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nektar | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nagtar | 77 | 6 | / |
| Naqtar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noktar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naktour | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nactare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nekttar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naktoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nohhktar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekhteir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nactor | 62 | 72 | / |
| Noktor | 62 | 13 | / |
| Nektor | 62 | 4 | / |
| Najtor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Noctar | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nojtar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Noqtar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nnactor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nouctar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naugtor | 57 | 0 | / |
Nakhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakhtar in the Marathi language | ||
| नख्तर | nakhtara | - |
| Nakhtar in the Hindi language | ||
| ंअख्तर | makhtara | 66.67 |
| ण्अख्तर | nakhtara | 33.33 |
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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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- 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
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