Elmoctar Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmoctar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmoctar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,3431:3,049376
Niger1121:171,3576,128
Burkina Faso641:286,7525,245
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Elmoctar (1,037) may also be a first name.

Elmoctar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmoctar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmoctar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elmoctar is the 255,521st most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elmoctar live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 249,034th most commonly held first name globally, held by 1,037 people.

This last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1,343 people, or 1 in 3,049. In Mauritania Elmoctar is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 29 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.

Elmoctar Last Name Statistics demography

Elmoctar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elmoctar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmoctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar97.33
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar2.49
ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf0.18

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Footnotes

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