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
Moctary (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) is found most in Mauritania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moctary? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moctary is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moctary are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 62,043. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 35 percent live, Assaba Region, where 33 percent live and Trarza Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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