El Mokhtar Surname

26,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Mokhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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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
Morocco10,2241:3,372310
Mauritania9,7881:41854
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
France21:33,211,361423,184
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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El Mokhtar (7,174) 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 (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname El Mokhtar is the 26,511th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 359,028 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Mokhtar are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 76,388th most frequent first name globally, held by 7,174 people.

The surname El Mokhtar is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 10,224 people, or 1 in 3,372. Not including Morocco El Mokhtar occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 48 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

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 Moktar951,629/
El Moukhtar951,458/
El Mokhtare9520/
El Mockhtar954/
El Mookhtar952/
El Mokhtair951/
El Mokhtaïr951/
El Moukhtair913/
El Moukhtare911/
El-Mokhtar90223/
El Mukhtar90123/
El Mouktar9028/
El Mocktar9023/
El Mekhtar9019/
El Makhtar9017/
El Mochtar909/
El Moktare907/
El Mohktar904/
El Mokthar902/
El Moukhtaire871/
El Moucktar867/
El Mokhteir863/
El-Moukhtar862/
El Mokhteur861/
El Mochktar861/
El Moctar8418,197/
El-Moktar847/
El Mojtar841/
El Muktar841/
El Mektar841/
El Moukhteur8211/
El Moukhteir824/
El Mouctar80254/
El Moctare803/
El-Mukhtar803/
El-Mouktar801/
El Moctair801/
El Mekhteir768/
El Moukteir763/
El Moucthar761/
El Mouctair761/
El-Moctar7469/
El Mactar742/
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El Mokhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Mokhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar93.11
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar6.53
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭmkhtar0.2
ﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭlmkhtar0.03
ﻟﻠﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭllmkhtar0.03
ﻓﺎﻝfal0.03
ﺳﻴﺪﯨﺎﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭsydyalmkhtar0.03
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭmhmdalmkhtar0.03
ﺑﻮﻛﺮbwkr0.03
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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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