Al-Mukhtar Surname

102,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Al-Mukhtar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Mukhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,1491:22,1592,558
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq581:603,8229,381
England411:1,358,97760,528
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Al-Mukhtar (550) may also be a first name.

Al-Mukhtar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Mukhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Mukhtar (Arabic: المختار) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Mukhtar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,954th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,594,300 people. The last name Al-Mukhtar is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Al-Mukhtar live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 359,069th most common first name world-wide It is held by 550 people.

Al-Mukhtar is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,149 people, or 1 in 22,159. Other than Egypt it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Al-Mukhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Mukhtar in the Arabic language
المختارalmkhtar-

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Footnotes

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