El-Moktar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El-Moktar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Moktar 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
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

El-Moktar Last Name Facts

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

El-Moktar is most common in Mauritania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name El-Moktar is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname El-Moktar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Moktar are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania El-Moktar is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 67 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 17 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania El-Moktar exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 14 percent are found.

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-Mokhtar95223/
El-Mouktar951/
El-Moukhtar902/
El Moktar891,629/
El-Moctar8969/
El Mokhtar8420,298/
El Mouktar8428/
El Mocktar8423/
El Moktare847/
El Mohktar844/
El-Mukhtar843/
El Mokthar842/
El Moukhtar801,458/
El Mokhtare8020/
El Moucktar807/
El Mockhtar804/
El Mookhtar802/
El Mokhtair801/
El Mochktar801/
El Mokhtaïr801/
El Moctar7818,197/
El Muktar781/
El Mektar781/
El Moukhtair763/
El Moukhtare761/
El Mouctar74254/
El Mukhtar74123/
El Mekhtar7419/
El Makhtar7417/
El Moctare743/
El Moctair741/
El Moukhtaire731/
El Moukteir703/
El Mokhteir703/
El Moucthar701/
El Mouctair701/
El Mokhteur701/
El Moukhteur6711/
El Moukhteir674/
El Mactar672/
El Mekhteir608/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Moktar
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