Mokhtaf Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Mokhtaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokhtaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon411:137,4907,040
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mokhtaf (13) may also be a first name.

Mokhtaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokhtaf is found most frequently in Lebanon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhtaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokhtaf is the 2,372,517th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mokhtaf reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Mokhtaf is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 137,490. In Lebanon Mokhtaf is most prevalent in: Beirut Governorate, where 80 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon Mokhtaf occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 15 percent are found and Syria, where 14 percent are found.

Mokhtaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mokhtaf surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moktaf921/
Moukhtafe881/
Mokhtouf8048/
Makhthaf801/
Maktaf77203/
Mokhtoshf759/
Moktouf715/
Mukhtof711/
Maktafe711/
Mukhtova676/
Mekhtaiv676/
Makhtova672/
Mukhtouf672/
Makhtouf671/
Mookteab671/

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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
  • 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 Mokhtaf
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