Elmoukhtar Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elmoukhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmoukhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania3091:13,2521,270
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Elmoukhtar (328) may also be a first name.

Elmoukhtar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmoukhtar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elmoukhtar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmoukhtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 866,642nd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmoukhtar reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 484,112th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 328 people.

The surname Elmoukhtar is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 13,252. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 48 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 21 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elmoukhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elmoukhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar95.08
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar4.37
ﺍﺗﻠﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭatlmkhtar0.55

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Footnotes

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