Mourtar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Mourtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mourtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Mourtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mourtar is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mourtar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mourtar is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mourtar reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name Mourtar is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Mourtar is primarily concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Central African Republic, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murtar92384/
Mortar9235/
Murthar8643/
Mortare8625/
Murhtar8614/
Murtare8612/
Morhtar869/
Morthar865/
Murtard861/
Mortair861/
Mortard861/
Mourtor860/
Murteard801/
Murthard801/
Morthart800/
Martar77196/
Mortor7722/
Murtor771/
Marthar7126/
Mortore717/
Martare713/
Martarr711/
Morthor711/
Martart711/
Marttar711/
Morrtor710/
Martair710/
Moortheart710/
Mortoire6737/
Martahar671/
Marthart670/
Martarova631/
Martor621,929/
Maiyorthor593/
Martore57139/
Marthor5722/
Martour574/
Mhartor571/
Myertor570/
Martoire5313/
Maiartor531/
Marttorp531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mourtar
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