Moktar Surname
Approximately 6,876 people bear this surname
Moktar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,471 | 1:37,206 | 3,868 |
| Malaysia | 1,026 | 1:28,747 | 2,501 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Algeria | 520 | 1:74,291 | 11,873 |
| India | 390 | 1:1,966,834 | 67,829 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Mauritania | 290 | 1:14,120 | 1,350 |
| France | 219 | 1:303,300 | 46,302 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| Brunei | 114 | 1:3,673 | 604 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Moktàr (1) are calculated separately.
Moktar (30,328) may also be a first name.
Moktar Demographics
Average Moktar Salary in
United States
$51,391 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moktar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moktar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moktar (Bengali: মোক্তার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: मोक्तार, Oriya: େମାକ୍ତାର) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also appear as a variant: Moktàr. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moktar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 71,770th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,059,853 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Moktar reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 37 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 27,657th most numerous first name in the world, held by 30,328 people.
The surname Moktar is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,471 people, or 1 in 37,206. Excluding Egypt Moktar is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.
Moktar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moktar surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moktar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% less than the national average, earning $37,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moktar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moktar in the Bengali language | ||
| মোক্তার | moktara | - |
| Moktar in the Hindi language | ||
| मोक्तार | moktara | 94.44 |
| मोकतार | mokatara | 5.56 |
| Moktar in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାକ୍ତାର | emaktara | 83.33 |
| େମାକତାର୍ | emakatar | 8.33 |
| େମାକ୍ତାର୍ | emaktar | 8.33 |
| Moktar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 66.41 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 28.91 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 2.34 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 1.56 |
| ﻣﻮﻛﺘﺎﺭ | mwktar | 0.78 |
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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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