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 found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moctar.
How Common Is The Last Name Moctar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moctar is the 40,297th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,107 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Moctar are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 13,921st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 69,716 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 4,294 people, or 1 in 4,469. In Niger Moctar is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 28 percent reside and Mauritania, where 28 percent reside.
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 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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