Mouctary Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mouctary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouctary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mouctary (11) may also be a first name.

Mouctary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mouctary (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mouctary.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouctary? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mouctary live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Mouctary is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 25 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mouctary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mouctary in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱmkhtary75
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻯmkhtary25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mouctary
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