Mouktari Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Mouktari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouktari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger271:710,81516,981
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mouktari (34) may also be a first name.

Mouktari Last Name Facts

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

Mouktari (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) occurs most in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouktari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mouktari are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 34 people.

The last name Mouktari is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 44 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 41 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mouktari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mouktari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱmkhtary-

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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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