Mokhtar Surname
Approximately 216,196 people bear this surname
Mokhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 110,163 | 1:835 | 113 |
| Sudan | 37,520 | 1:1,000 | 130 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,992 | 1:2,205 | 266 |
| Libya | 12,347 | 1:506 | 92 |
| Malaysia | 11,042 | 1:2,671 | 395 |
| Algeria | 10,494 | 1:3,681 | 537 |
| Iran | 4,971 | 1:15,446 | 2,025 |
| Morocco | 3,135 | 1:10,997 | 1,572 |
| India | 2,930 | 1:261,797 | 15,057 |
| Mauritania | 1,893 | 1:2,163 | 263 |
| Syria | 1,641 | 1:11,762 | 994 |
| Iraq | 1,598 | 1:21,916 | 1,224 |
| Yemen | 559 | 1:47,272 | 3,850 |
| United Arab Emirates | 451 | 1:20,315 | 2,357 |
| Lebanon | 430 | 1:13,109 | 1,844 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| France | 273 | 1:243,307 | 37,643 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Singapore | 227 | 1:24,263 | 950 |
| Indonesia | 186 | 1:711,017 | 55,051 |
| Tunisia | 156 | 1:3,914 | 597 |
| Qatar | 134 | 1:17,597 | 1,938 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Spain | 119 | 1:392,874 | 21,594 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Brunei | 86 | 1:4,869 | 748 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Palestine | 50 | 1:90,977 | 6,681 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Jordan | 24 | 1:368,435 | 11,926 |
| Oman | 19 | 1:194,104 | 3,633 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Nepal | 16 | 1:1,780,060 | 7,778 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Mokhtar (296,202) may also be a first name.
Mokhtar Demographics
Mokhtar Political Affiliation
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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
Mokhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mokhtar in the Hindi language | ||
| मोख्तार | mokhtara | 87.39 |
| मोखतार | mokhatara | 9.01 |
| मोख्तर | mokhtara | 0.9 |
| मुख्तार | mukhtara | 0.9 |
| Mokhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 66.99 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 28.65 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 2.18 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 1.85 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻩ | mkhtarh | 0.11 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﺘﺎﺭ | alkhtar | 0.11 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺍﺭ | almkhtaar | 0.11 |
| Mokhtar in the Marathi language | ||
| मोख्तर | mokhtara | 40 |
| मोखतर | mokhatara | 40 |
| मोखतार | mokhatara | 20 |
| Mokhtar in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଖତାର | emakhatara | 37.5 |
| ମୁକ୍ତାର | muktara | 37.5 |
| େମାକ୍ତାର | emaktara | 12.5 |
| ମୁକତାର | mukatara | 12.5 |
| Mokhtar in the Russian language | ||
| Мохтар | mohtar | - |
| Mokhtar in the Arabic language | ||
| مخطار | mkhtar | - |
| مختار | mkhtar | - |
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Footnotes
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