Elmokhtar Surname

248,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmokhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmokhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,0281:3,983480
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Elmokhtar (1,626) may also be a first name.

Elmokhtar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmokhtar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is most common in Mauritania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmokhtar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elmokhtar is the 248,216th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,551,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elmokhtar reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 191,415th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 1,626 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,028 people, or 1 in 3,983. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 42 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 14 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 34 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.

Elmokhtar Last Name Statistics demography

Elmokhtar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 139% more than the national average, earning $103,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elmokhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmokhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar90.14
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar9.28
ﺍﻟﺨﺘﺎﺭalkhtar0.29
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭmkhtar0.29

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Footnotes

  • 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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