Moctar Surname

40,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Moctar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moctar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4,2941:4,469421
Chad3,6591:3,715615
Mauritania3,6141:1,133151
Philippines7951:127,34421,808
Ivory Coast1681:137,3296,571
Burkina Faso1491:123,1683,489
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
Benin701:147,65115,402
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
England51:11,143,612252,590
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Moctar (69,716) may also be a first name.

Moctar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moctar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moctar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,297th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,107 people. Moctar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Moctar live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. Moctar is also the 13,921st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 69,716 people.

The surname Moctar is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 4,294 people, or 1 in 4,469. In Niger Moctar is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 17 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 28 percent are found and Mauritania, where 28 percent are found.

Moctar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moctar surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Moctar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.72% less than the national average, earning $33,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mochtar923,130/
Mouctar922,459/
Mocktar92109/
Mocthar9256/
Moctard928/
Mohctar926/
Moctare924/
Moectar922/
Moctatr921/
Mmoctar921/
McTar915/
Mouchtar8610/
Moucktar868/
Mouctard864/
Mouctare863/
Mockhtar861/
Mocthtar861/
Moktar836,876/
Muctar83272/
Mojtar83194/
McTair8340/
Mactar8325/
Moqtar8311/
Moctor835/
Mogtar834/
Mouckhtar801/
Mokhtar77216,196/
Muchtar7714,484/
Mouktar773,120/
Mokthar77911/
Mohktar77695/
Mucthar7771/
Mucktar7760/
Muhctar7759/
Mactear7737/
Muctarr7725/
Machtar7714/
Moqthar7710/
Mukctar779/
Mokgtar779/
Moktare776/
Mokktar775/
Moqhtar774/
Moktaar773/
Mougtar773/
Mojhtar773/
Mooktar772/
MacTare771/
Mooqtar771/
Mouqtar771/
Moektar771/
Mauctar771/
Mojtard771/
Mojtart771/
Muctare771/
Mokttar771/
Moktahr771/
Moktair771/
Moktarh771/
Mojthar771/
Modktar771/
Moukhtar7111,784/
Mokhtarh7177/
Mokhtare7151/
Motkhtar7116/
Mokhtaar7113/
Mokhtair7110/
Mokhttar716/
Mouktare716/
Mokhthar716/
Mokthtar716/
Mouhktar714/
Mookhtar713/
Muuchtar713/
Moukthar713/
Mmuchtar712/
Muokhtar712/
Mohkhtar712/
Mokhtear712/
Moekhtar712/
Mokhtatr712/
Mokhtart712/
Mucktarr712/
Mmokhtar712/
Moqthaar711/
Mokthaar711/
Mokthair711/
Mojkhtar711/
Moikhtar711/
Muckhtar711/
Mouctour711/
Mokhtarz711/
D'Moctor711/
Mouktaar711/
Mokh'tar711/
Mokhtarr711/
Muktar67169,257/
Muqtar679,450/
Mugtar67298/
Maktar67270/
McTeir67140/
Muztar6727/
Moktor6720/
Magtar6719/
Muctor6714/
Moukhtare677/
Maqtar675/
Maztar674/
Moukhtair673/
Majtar672/
Moktàr671/
Moukhtard671/
Moukthtar671/

Moctar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar58.65
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭmkhtar37.96
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar2.07
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭmkhtar0.84
ﻣﻜﺘﺎﺭmktar0.13
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺯalmkhtaz0.04
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻩmkhtarh0.04
ﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭlmkhtar0.04
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻨﺎﺭalmkhnar0.04
ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺎﺭalmhtar0.04
ﻣﺨﺘﺮmkhtr0.04

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