Elmoktar Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmoktar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmoktar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1761:23,2662,046
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Elmoktar (33) may also be a first name.

Elmoktar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmoktar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elmoktar.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmoktar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elmoktar is the 1,257,535th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmoktar live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Elmoktar is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname Elmoktar is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 23,266. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 32 percent live, Assaba Region, where 26 percent live and Brakna Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elmoktar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmoktar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar89.87
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar10.13

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elmoktar
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