Moctar Surname
Approximately 13,011 people bear this surname
Moctar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4,294 | 1:4,469 | 421 |
| Chad | 3,659 | 1:3,715 | 615 |
| Mauritania | 3,614 | 1:1,133 | 151 |
| Philippines | 795 | 1:127,344 | 21,808 |
| Ivory Coast | 168 | 1:137,329 | 6,571 |
| Burkina Faso | 149 | 1:123,168 | 3,489 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 1:205,634 | 21,118 |
| Benin | 70 | 1:147,651 | 15,402 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Moctar (69,716) may also be a first name.
Moctar Demographics
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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
Moctar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moctar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 58.65 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 37.96 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 2.07 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 0.84 |
| ﻣﻜﺘﺎﺭ | mktar | 0.13 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺯ | almkhtaz | 0.04 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻩ | mkhtarh | 0.04 |
| ﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | lmkhtar | 0.04 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻨﺎﺭ | almkhnar | 0.04 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺎﺭ | almhtar | 0.04 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺮ | mkhtr | 0.04 |
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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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- 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 Moctar
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