El Mokhtare Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Mokhtare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Mokhtare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Mokhtare Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Mokhtare (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is found most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name El Mokhtare occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Mokhtare reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname El Mokhtare is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 78 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 11 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Mokhtare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Mokhtare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar-

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