Surname महताब (Mahtab 
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, महताब) , around the world, is a common last name. The surname महताब is characteristic of Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare surname, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Bangladesh, India, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, महताब is the forename as well as the last name.