Mokhtar Surname

2,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Mokhtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokhtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt110,1631:835113
Sudan37,5201:1,000130
Saudi Arabia13,9921:2,205266
Libya12,3471:50692
Malaysia11,0421:2,671395
Algeria10,4941:3,681537
Iran4,9711:15,4462,025
Morocco3,1351:10,9971,572
India2,9301:261,79715,057
Mauritania1,8931:2,163263
Syria1,6411:11,762994
Iraq1,5981:21,9161,224
Yemen5591:47,2723,850
United Arab Emirates4511:20,3152,357
Lebanon4301:13,1091,844
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
France2731:243,30737,643
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Singapore2271:24,263950
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
Tunisia1561:3,914597
Qatar1341:17,5971,938
England1201:464,31730,397
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Canada871:423,51337,101
Brunei861:4,869748
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Palestine501:90,9776,681
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Australia401:674,89346,030
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Oman191:194,1043,633
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Norway91:571,36544,190
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malta11:430,2723,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Mokhtar (296,202) may also be a first name.

Mokhtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokhtar (Arabic: مخطار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: मोख्तार, Marathi: मोख्तर, Oriya: େମାଖତାର, Russian: Мохтар) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhtar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,566th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 33,708 people. Mokhtar is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Mokhtar reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 74 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mokhtar is also the 3,549th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 296,202 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 110,163 people, or 1 in 835. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.

Mokhtar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mokhtar surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (65%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mokhtar last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mokhtar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning 246,420 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $52,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukhtar9311,784/
Mokhtarh9377/
Mokhtare9351/
Motkhtar9316/
Mokhtaar9313/
Mokhtair9310/
Mokhttar936/
Mokhthar936/
Mokthtar936/
Mookhtar933/
Muokhtar932/
Mohkhtar932/
Mokhtear932/
Moekhtar932/
Mokhtatr932/
Mokhtart932/
Mmokhtar932/
Mojkhtar931/
Moikhtar931/
Mokhtarz931/
Mokh'tar931/
Mokhtarr931/
Mockhtar931/
Moktar926,876/
Moukhtare887/
Moukhtair883/
Moukhtard881/
Moukthtar881/
Mouckhtar881/
Mukhtar86284,640/
Mochtar863,130/
Mouktar863,120/
Mokthar86911/
Makhtar86797/
Mohktar86695/
Mocktar86109/
Mekhtar8630/
Mokhtor8614/
Mokgtar869/
Mohctar866/
Moktare866/
Mokktar865/
Moqhtar864/
Moktaar863/
Mojhtar863/
Mohhtar863/
Mooktar862/
Moektar861/
Mokttar861/
Moktahr861/
Moktair861/
Moktarh861/
Modktar861/
Mokhtarova8214/
Mukhtaar801,169/
Mukhtair80220/
Mukhthar80211/
Mukhttar80191/
Mukthtar8025/
Mukhtear8021/
Mmukhtar8014/
Mouchtar8010/
Mukhtarr8010/
Moucktar808/
Muukhtar807/
Maukhtar806/
Muhkhtar806/
Mouktare806/
Mukhhtar805/
Mouhktar804/
Moukthar803/
Mukkhtar803/
Makhtair802/
Muikhtar802/
Mukhtarz802/
Mokhteir801/
Mokthaar801/
Mokthair801/
Muckhtar801/
Mokhtour801/
Mouktaar801/
Mukhtgar801/
Mocthtar801/
Makhthar801/
Moukhtarova783/
Muktar77169,257/
Moctar7713,011/
Maktar77270/
Moktor7720/
Mektar7715/
Moqtar7711/
Mogtar774/
Moktàr771/
Moukhteir7526/
Mukhthaar758/
Mochtarhs753/
Mukhtarova7122,422/
Mukthar715,869/
Mouctar712,459/
Muktaar711,219/
Muhktar71574/
Muktahr71234/
Mmuktar7198/
Muktare7183/
Mucktar7160/
Muhctar7159/
Mocthar7156/
Muktair7139/
Makhtarova7135/
Mukttar7122/
Makthar7118/
Mukhtor7114/
Machtar7114/
Muqhtar7112/
Moqthar7110/
Muuktar7110/
Mukctar719/
Muktarh719/
Muqktar719/
Muiktar719/
Moctard718/
Mahktar718/
Mukktar717/
Muktarr716/
Makktar715/
Moctare714/
Mekthar713/
Mougtar713/
Moectar712/
Muktear712/
Makttar711/
Mauktar711/
Mehgtar711/
Mooqtar711/
Mouqtar711/
Maktaar711/
Mhuktar711/
Moctatr711/
Mmoctar711/
Mekhtor711/
Muhqtar711/
Mehctar711/
Mojthar711/
Makhtor711/
Maktear711/
Makhtour67363/
Mukthair6712/
Muktahar678/
McTar675/
Mhuktear675/
Meukthar674/
Mouctard674/
Mushktar674/
Mouctare673/
Muqhthar672/
Mukthaar672/
Mucktarr672/
Makhtoor671/
Mekhteir671/
Moqthaar671/
Moukteur671/
Mukthare671/
Muktharr671/
Mmukthar671/
Muhktahr671/
Muhktair671/
Mahkthar671/

Mokhtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokhtar in the Hindi language
मोख्तारmokhtara87.39
मोखतारmokhatara9.01
मोख्तरmokhtara0.9
मुख्तारmukhtara0.9
Mokhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar66.99
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭmkhtar28.65
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭalmkhtar2.18
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭmkhtar1.85
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻩmkhtarh0.11
ﺍﻟﺨﺘﺎﺭalkhtar0.11
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺍﺭalmkhtaar0.11
Mokhtar in the Marathi language
मोख्तरmokhtara40
मोखतरmokhatara40
मोखतारmokhatara20
Mokhtar in the Oriya language
େମାଖତାରemakhatara37.5
ମୁକ୍ତାରmuktara37.5
େମାକ୍ତାରemaktara12.5
ମୁକତାରmukatara12.5
Mokhtar in the Russian language
Мохтарmohtar-
Mokhtar in the Arabic language
مخطارmkhtar-
مختارmkhtar-

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