Family name מוחתאר (Muhtar 
, מוחתאר 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen מוחתאר is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Turkey. Also, מוחתאר is the forename as well as the last name.