Moctor Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mali

Moctor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moctor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Moctor (46) may also be a first name.

Moctor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moctor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Moctor is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moctor.

How Common Is The Last Name Moctor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Moctor reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Moctor is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Moctor occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.

Moctor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Moctor861/
Mouctour861/
Moctar8313,011/
Moktor8320/
Muctor8314/
Mochtar773,130/
Mouctar772,459/
Mocktar77109/
Mocthar7756/
Mokhtor7714/
Moctard778/
Mohctar776/
Machtor775/
Moctare774/
Moectar772/
Mactore771/
Moctatr771/
Mmoctar771/
McTar735/
Mouchtar7110/
Moucktar718/
Mouctard714/
Mouctare713/
Machtour713/
Mocthtar711/
Mockhtar711/
Mokhtour711/
MacThore710/
Moktar676,876/
Muctar67272/
Mojtar67194/
Mactar6725/
Moqtar6711/
Mogtar674/
Maktor672/
Mouckhtar671/
Mactur671/
Moktàr671/
Magtor670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Moctor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis