Mocatar Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mocatar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Mocatar (8) may also be a first name.
Mocatar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mocatar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mocatar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mocatar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mocatar are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.
The last name Mocatar is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moucatar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mochkatar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mokatar | 86 | 423 | / |
| Mosatar | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mojatar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Macatar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mokhatar | 80 | 1,749 | / |
| Mokattar | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mocketar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Macatear | 80 | 4 | / |
| Machatar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moscotar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mosattar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mocsotar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moukatar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mokkatar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokhattar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mokhataar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mokhathar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokhatare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukatar | 71 | 674 | / |
| Mokotar | 71 | 437 | / |
| Makatar | 71 | 104 | / |
| Masatar | 71 | 80 | / |
| Mecator | 71 | 13 | / |
| Masotar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Majotar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Majatar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mohdsattar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mackauthar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maketar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mojator | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokator | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekotar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqatar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muqatar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macator | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhatar | 67 | 2,075 | / |
| Makatare | 67 | 275 | / |
| Mokhetar | 67 | 47 | / |
| Makhatar | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mukatare | 67 | 30 | / |
| Macastor | 67 | 21 | / |
| McAuthor | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mukathar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mukahtar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mekhatar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mukattar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Masattar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Makhetar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Machator | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makathar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maukatar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makotare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masathar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masottar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machotar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzattar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musqatar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokehtar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majothar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhkatar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukaitar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makahtar | 67 | 1 | / |
Mocatar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mocatar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mocatar
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