El-Mokhtar Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Mokhtar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Mokhtar.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Mokhtar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El-Mokhtar (148) may also be a first name.

El-Mokhtar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Mokhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El-Mokhtar is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of El-Mokhtar.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Mokhtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Mokhtar are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. El-Mokhtar is also the 757,758th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 148 people.

The surname El-Mokhtar is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Excluding Egypt this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Moktar957/
El-Moukhtar952/
El Mokhtar9020,298/
El-Mukhtar903/
El-Mouktar901/
El Moukhtar861,458/
El Mokhtare8620/
El Mockhtar864/
El Mookhtar862/
El Mokhtaïr861/
El Mokhtair861/
El Moktar841,629/
El-Moctar8469/
El Moukhtair823/
El Moukhtare821/
El Mukhtar80123/
El Mouktar8028/
El Mocktar8023/
El Mekhtar8019/
El Makhtar8017/
El Mochtar809/
El Moktare807/
El Mohktar804/
El Mokthar802/
El Moukhtaire781/
El Moucktar767/
El Mokhteir763/
El Mokhteur761/
El Mochktar761/
El Moctar7418,197/
El Muktar741/
El Mektar741/
El Mojtar741/
El Moukhteur7311/
El Moukhteir734/
El Mouctar70254/
El Moctare703/
El Moctair701/
El Mekhteir678/
El Moukteir673/
El Moucthar671/
El Mouctair671/
El Mactar632/
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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Mokhtar
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