Moctary Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Moctary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 66 | 1:62,043 | 4,323 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Moctary Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moctary Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moctary (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moctary.
How Common Is The Last Name Moctary? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moctary is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moctary are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Moctary is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 62,043. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 35 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 33 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouctary | 93 | 5 | / |
| Moctairy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moctari | 86 | 191 | / |
| Moctare | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moktary | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mouchtaray | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mokhtary | 80 | 388 | / |
| Mochtari | 80 | 223 | / |
| Mouctari | 80 | 212 | / |
| Muchtary | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mouctare | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mocteiry | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moktarey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouchtari | 75 | 478 | / |
| Moukhtary | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mokkhtary | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokhtariy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mockhtari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mouktairy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mogtari | 71 | 417 | / |
| Moktari | 71 | 258 | / |
| Mouchtarai | 71 | 170 | / |
| Muktary | 71 | 33 | / |
| Maktary | 71 | 9 | / |
| Moktare | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muctari | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moktara | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moukhtairy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moqtari | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muctare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moukhttary | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacTory | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacTare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mactari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqtary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhtari | 67 | 160,875 | / |
| Muchtari | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mokhtare | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mouktari | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mokthari | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mokhtara | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mukhtary | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mouktare | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mohktari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mojhtari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokteiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouktara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moktarie | 67 | 1 | / |
Moctary Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moctary in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ | mkhtary | 59.26 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻱ | mkhtary | 29.63 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ | almkhtary | 7.41 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 3.7 |
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Footnotes
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