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
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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) occurs most in Egypt. It can occur as: Moktàr. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moktar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 71,770th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,059,853 people. The last name Moktar occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Moktar live; 45 percent live in North Africa and 37 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Moktar is also the 27,657th most commonly used first name globally, held by 30,328 people.
The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 2,471 people, or 1 in 37,206. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent live and Bangladesh, where 12 percent live.
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 national average, with 100% being registered with the political 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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