Mokhtary Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mokhtary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokhtary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1641:161,1307,777
Mauritania941:43,5623,285
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Mokhtary (21) may also be a first name.

Mokhtary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokhtary (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mokhtary click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokhtary? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 742,570th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Mokhtary reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Mokhtary is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 161,130. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 76 percent are found, Aden Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Besides Yemen Mokhtary occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 24 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

Mokhtary Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mokhtary last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Mokhtary earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mokhtary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mokhtary in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱmkhtary55.56
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻱmkhtary38.89
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱalmkhtary5.56

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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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  • 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 Mokhtary
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