Moukhtari Surname

374,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Moukhtari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moukhtari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Spain511:916,70735,562
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Moukhtari (21) may also be a first name.

Moukhtari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moukhtari (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻱ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moukhtari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 374,643rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,622,956 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Moukhtari live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Without taking into account Morocco this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moukhtari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moukhtari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻱmkhtary50
ﻣﺨﻄﺎﺭﻯmkhtary25
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱmkhtary16.67
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻯmkhtary8.33

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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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  • 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 Moukhtari
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