Moukhtar Surname
Approximately 11,784 people bear this surname
Moukhtar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6,644 | 1:2,046 | 378 |
| Egypt | 3,783 | 1:24,302 | 2,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Mauritania | 151 | 1:27,118 | 2,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Moukhtar (8,796) may also be a first name.
Moukhtar Demographics
Average Moukhtar Salary in
United States
$24,578 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moukhtar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moukhtar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moukhtar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ) is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moukhtar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moukhtar is the 44,087th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 618,427 people. Moukhtar is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Moukhtar live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 66,722nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 8,796 people.
The surname Moukhtar is most frequently held in Chad, where it is carried by 6,644 people, or 1 in 2,046. Beside Chad it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 32 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.
Moukhtar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moukhtar surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moukhtar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.04% less than the national average, earning $24,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $52,572 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moukhtar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moukhtar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 53.42 |
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 42.47 |
| ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭ | mkhtar | 2.74 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﺎﺭ | almkhtar | 1.37 |
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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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