Mouktari Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Mouktari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
The surname Mouktari (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mouktari click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouktari? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Mouktari is mostly 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 commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger Mouktari is most common in: Zinder Region, where 44 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 41 percent live and Agadez Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Niger this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouktari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouktari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺨﺘﺎﺭﻱ | mkhtary | - |
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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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