Almoctar Surname
Approximately 2,929 people bear this surname
Almoctar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,437 | 1:7,875 | 637 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Burkina Faso | 136 | 1:134,942 | 3,649 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almouctar | 94 | 567 | / |
| Almoctare | 94 | 2 | / |
| Aalmoctar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almoictar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almoctarr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almoctaar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almocktar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almmoctar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Almoucktar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Almoktar | 88 | 54 | / |
| Almactar | 88 | 47 | / |
| Almogtar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Almoctor | 88 | 1 | / |
| Almokhtar | 82 | 922 | / |
| Almouktar | 82 | 104 | / |
| Oulmoctar | 82 | 16 | / |
| Almactare | 82 | 1 | / |
| Almohktar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Almoukhtar | 78 | 29 | / |
| Almouktare | 78 | 8 | / |
| Almaktar | 75 | 27 | / |
| Almuktar | 75 | 22 | / |
| Almagtar | 75 | 19 | / |
| Almukhtar | 71 | 936 | / |
| Almuhktar | 71 | 16 | / |
| Almukthar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oulmoktar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhmuktar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Almaktare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulmokhtar | 67 | 96 | / |
| Alhmukktar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulmouktar | 67 | 1 | / |
Almoctar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Almoctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Almoctar
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