Worldwide, Махтум (Makhtum 
, Mahtum 
, Махтум 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Махтум is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare unisex name, and India, where it is a very rare mostly feminine, but infrequently boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Tanzania. Likewise, Махтум is the last name as well as the forename.