Almoctar Surname

150,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Almoctar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Almoctar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2,4371:7,875637
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Burkina Faso1361:134,9423,649
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Almoctar (2,770) may also be a first name.

Almoctar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Almoctar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Almoctar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Almoctar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,566th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,488,066 people. Almoctar is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Almoctar live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 138,753rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,770 people.

The surname Almoctar is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 2,437 people, or 1 in 7,875. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live, Agadez Region, where 30 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Niger it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 11 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Almoctar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almoctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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