Mokhtari Surname

3,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mokhtari Surname User-submission:

The Mokhtari surname is derived from Mokhtar, which is an Arabic name (mukhtâr), meaning 'one who is elected, chosen by God'. This is one of the names given to the prophet Mohammed.

Mokhtari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran86,1401:891106
Algeria56,4421:68421
Morocco12,6441:2,727227
France2,1861:30,3863,709
Yemen9961:26,5312,605
Spain7821:59,7855,441
United States4591:789,67161,028
Belgium4211:27,3084,358
Canada1821:202,44819,751
England1041:535,75133,356
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Israel331:259,32223,464
Australia331:818,05251,601
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Norway201:257,11427,149
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria141:608,24554,975
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Mokhtàri (1) are calculated separately.

Mokhtari (3,125) may also be a first name.

Mokhtari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mokhtari surname is derived from Mokhtar, which is an Arabic name (mukhtâr), meaning 'one who is elected, chosen by God'. This is one of the names given to the prophet Mohammed.

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Mokhtari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mokhtari (Arabic: مختاري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ, Hindi: मोख्तरी, Russian: Мохтари) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mokhtàri. Click here for further possible spellings of Mokhtari.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhtari? popularity and diffusion

Mokhtari is the 3,481st most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,299 people. The last name Mokhtari occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Mokhtari are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mokhtari is also the 128,833rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 3,125 people.

Mokhtari is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 86,140 people, or 1 in 891. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 16 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found and Fars Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 35 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.

Mokhtari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mokhtari last name are 10.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mokhtari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning 279,786 kr per year; in United States they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning $60,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning $43,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokhtàri961/
Moukhtari94956/
Mokhtarri9413/
Mokhtairi945/
Mokhtarei945/
Mokhttari943/
Mokhtarii942/
Mokhtarai942/
Mokhtarie942/
Mokhtarui942/
Mokhtatri942/
Mokhtarzi942/
Mockhtari941/
Mokhtaris941/
Mokhthari941/
Hmokhtari941/
Mokhtariy941/
Mojkhtari941/
Mokhhtari941/
Mokhtaroi941/
Moktari93258/
Mokhtarzhi8966/
Mokhtarieh896/
Moukhtarie892/
Moukhtaari891/
Mukhtari881,436/
Makhtari88608/
Mokhtary88388/
Mochtari88223/
Mokhtare8851/
Mouktari8845/
Mokthari8811/
Mokhtara8810/
Mekhtari888/
Mohktari884/
Mojhtari883/
Mokhteri882/
Mohhtari881/
Mokhtori881/
Moktarie881/
Mouchtari82478/
Mouktaris8259/
Mochtaris8228/
Moukhtary8226/
Mokhteiri8218/
Moukhtara8212/
Moukhtare827/
Mekhtairi826/
Mokhtaraa824/
Moukthari822/
Moukhteri821/
Mukhtariy821/
Mokhtaree821/
Mouktarid821/
Mukhtaari821/
Mmukhtari821/
Mokkhtary821/
Muktari808,543/
Mogtari80417/
Moctari80191/
Maktari80139/
Moktare806/
Moktara805/
Moktary804/
Moqtari802/
Mektari801/
Mouchtaris78329/
Mouchtarai78170/
Moukhteiri7821/
Moukhtairy782/
Moukhttary781/
Mukhtarish781/
Muktarei75240/
Mouctari75212/
Mukthari7550/
Mukhtara7548/
Muhktari7527/
Mekhtary7515/
Muktahri758/
Mukttari758/
Mukhtary757/
Mouktare756/
Makhtara752/
Muiktari751/
Muktairi751/
Mouktara751/
Moktarey751/
Mektarai751/
Mooktaree7184/
Mokhteiry715/
Mukhtaraa712/
Mekhtairy711/
Mekhteiri711/
Moukhtery711/
Mouktairy711/
Muhktarri711/
Makhtouri711/
Muktara67448/
Mouchtouri67133/
Muktare6783/
Moctary6770/
Muktary6733/
Muqtari6728/
Maqtari6726/
Maktary679/
Muctari675/
Moctare674/
Mouchtaray674/
Mukhtarych673/
Moukhteiry672/
Maktara672/
Mektéri671/
Mactari671/
Mouktouris671/
Mukhtareet671/
Mooktareee671/

Mokhtari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokhtari in the Hindi language
मोख्तरीmokhtari-
Mokhtari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱmkhtary66.67
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻱmkhtary25
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻯmkhtary8.33
Mokhtari in the Russian language
Мохтариmohtari-
Mokhtari in the Arabic language
مختاريmkhtary-

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