Across the world, Mahtaj (Mahtaj 
, Махтай 
) is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name Mahtaj is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Morocco, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, India, and Kazakhstan. Also, Mahtaj is the last name as well as the forename.