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
Average Moctar Salary in
United States
$31,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moctar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moctar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moctar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) occurs most in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moctar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moctar is the 40,297th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,107 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Moctar reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 13,921st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 69,716 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 4,294 people, or 1 in 4,469. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 17 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 28 percent are found and Mauritania, where 28 percent are found.
Moctar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moctar last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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