Mukhtar

See also: mukhtar

English

Etymology

See mukhtar.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊktɑː/, [ˈmʊx-]
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊktɑɹ/
Hyphenation: Mukh‧tar

Proper noun

Mukhtar (plural Mukhtars)

A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Mukhtar is the 32079^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 719 individuals. Mukhtar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (42.28%), Black/African American (32.27%), and White (18.08%) individuals.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Mokhtar
Mochtar (1947-1972)

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار‎ (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuxtar/, [ˈmux.t̪ar]
(nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈmuktar/, [ˈmuʔ.t̪ar]
Hyphenation: Mukh‧tar

Noun

Mukhtar

a male given name from Arabic

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