Mokhtab Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Mokhtab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokhtab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon421:134,2166,954
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mokhtab Last Name Facts

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

Mokhtab is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mokhtab.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhtab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mokhtab live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 134,216. In Lebanon Mokhtab is mostly concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 57 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 38 percent live and North Governorate, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Lebanon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Mokhtab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (90%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moktab928/
Mukhtab863/
Makhtab862/
Mokhtoub80707/
Mookteab801/
Maktab7791/
Muktab775/
Mekthab7129/
Makhtob711/
Maaktab711/
Machtab711/
Mekhtoub67119/
Makhtoub675/
Mukhtoob671/
Magtab6210/
Mekteb625/
Muqtab624/
Mugtab621/
Maqtab621/
Megtab621/
Mekthap57667/
Mukhtov5717/
Makthap571/
Majthab571/
Machtav571/
Muqthab571/
Machtoub5317/

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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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  • 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 Mokhtab
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