Elmouctar Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmouctar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmouctar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Elmouctar (16) may also be a first name.

Elmouctar Last Name Facts

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

Elmouctar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is found most in Mauritania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmouctar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elmouctar is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Elmouctar occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmouctar reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 58 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 15 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Elmouctar is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 29 percent reside and Mali, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elmouctar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmouctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar-

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Footnotes

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