Mokhtar is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mokhtar
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Name Arab person (Mukhtar), meaning whoever is elected, chosen. This is one of the names given to the Prophet Muhammad. Derivative: Mokhtari (membership suffix -i). Varientes: Moktar, Moktari Mukhtar.

How popular is Mokhtar?

Mokhtar is common in Egypt.

Mokhtar is ranked 1889 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mokhtars grew by 48.52941 per cent to 202 since 2000 and ranked 91221 after elevating 27015 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.23 52.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 8.91 13.97
Others 6.44 22.79
Black 4.46 7.35
Hispanic or Latino 2.97 0
Mokhtar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 289435 people have been found who wears Mokhtar as their family name. Mokhtar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
742 Yemen7
9,053 Senegal5
10,542 China4
11,480 Japan4
8,411 Costa Rica4
122,390 Belarus4
46,068 Philippines3
5,909 Bangladesh3
26,321 Israel3
16,605 Austria3
2,617 Cambodia2
41,879 Turkey2
11,224 Cameroon2
40,064 Nigeria2
10,183 Jordan2
14,004 Hungary2
19,093 Finland2
734 Chad1
42,479 Greece1
8,268 Mauritius1
3,307 Malta1
3,993 El Salvador1
28,365 Kenya1
123,175 Tanzania1
6,820 Angola1
2,724 New Caledonia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,371 Syria1
11,831 Tajikistan1
169,904 Brazil1
49,101 Denmark1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
36,814 Romania1
21,562 Portugal1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
7,790 Zambia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
21,712 Sweden44
43,851 Netherlands44
9,692 Ireland27
14,963 Scotland26
28,338 Norway20
353,279 Russia19
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
414 Brunei99
12,684 Switzerland90
67,110 Italy90
20,785 Belgium82
30,613 Australia74
Countries with hundreds of Mokhtar:
6,001 Pakistan880
14,537 Germany706
641 Kuwait557
16,300 England344
71,296 United States344
718 Qatar321
1,703 Singapore242
2,286 Oman217
46,159 Indonesia204
2,996 Lebanon188
23,503 Spain119
29,230 Canada115
Countries with thousands of Mokhtar:
329 Saudi Arabia9,812
644 Morocco6,511
410 Tunisia4,920
88 Libya4,892
3,254 Iran3,378
1,419 Iraq3,038
14,904 India3,007
1,184 Afghanistan2,531
237 Mauritania1,768
961 Niger1,339
7,947 France1,114
1,035 United Arab Emirates1,017
Countries with ten thousands of Mokhtar:
62 Algeria35,255
122 Malaysia34,401
140 Sudan28,351
Countries with hundred thousands of Mokhtar:
98 Egypt143,105
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Mokhtar Namesakes

  • Amal Mokhtar, Hisham Talaat Moustafa's mother
  • Amira Hassan Mokhtar, Ragaa Al-Giddawy's daughter
  • Mohd Hairol Mokhtar, Soccer player
  • Arash Mokhtar, Actor
  • Nur Arina Mohd Mokhtar, Mokhtar Dahari's daughter
  • Ayman Mokhtar, Film producer
  • Nur Azera Mohd Mokhtar, Mokhtar Dahari's daughter
  • Intan Azura Mokhtar, Politician
  • Hichem Mokhtari, Soccer player
  • Marsh Mokhtari, TV actor
  • Izuan Mokhtar, from 2013 romance flick New York Cinta, who characterized the N.
  • In 2007, Dynaz Mokhtar characterized the role of N in action, drama flick Impak Maksima.

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