Khentar Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Khentar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khentar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania451:90,9975,761
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379

Khentar Last Name Facts

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

Khentar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻨﻄﺎﺭ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khentar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khentar live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 90,997. In Mauritania Khentar is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 42 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 24 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khentare935/
Khenttar932/
Hentar926/
Khantar861,253/
Khintar8611/
Chentar864/
Keantar862/
Khontar861/
Hentarz861/
Khenteur80102/
Heintare8015/
Khantahr807/
Khantaar801/
Kahantar801/
Khanttar801/
Khaantar801/
Khemtard801/
Kantar7713,902/
Kontar77823/
Hintar77154/
Gentar7759/
Jentar772/
Khantahar751/
Khantaajr751/
Hentour71732/
Kanthar71486/
Chintar719/
Konthar714/
Khantor713/
Chemtar712/
Kontarr712/
Kantaar711/
Kkantar711/
Jenthar711/
Hentorp711/
Genthar710/
Gentear710/
Chintare67198/
Chaintar6731/
Chentour6710/
Chenteur672/
Kantahar671/
Khanteur671/
Khantoor671/
Heintour670/

Khentar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khentar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻨﻄﺎﺭkhntar86.67
ﺧﻨﺘﺎﺭkhntar6.67
ﺧﻨﻈﺎﺭkhnzar6.67

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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 Khentar
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