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)

1. 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]
  • Rhymes: -uxtar
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈmuktar/ [ˈmuk̚.t̪ar]
• Syllabification: Mukh‧tar

Proper noun

Mukhtar

1. a male given name from Arabic