Where Does The Last Name Mactar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mactar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mactar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mactar is the 3,957,383^rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Mactar occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Mactar are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mactar is also the 98,550^th most common given name internationally It is held by 4,809 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Mactar is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 79 percent reside, Diffa Region, where 7 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.