Explore the Family Name Mokhtar

The meaning of Mokhtar

Muslim (mainly Egypt and Maghreb): variant of Mukhtar.

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How common is the last name Mokhtar in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mokhtar has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Mokhtar was ranked as the 118,236th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 91,221st position, indicating a positive change of approximately 22.85%. The count of individuals with this last name also rose from 136 in 2000 to 202 in 2010, marking an overall increase of 48.53%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Mokhtar per 100k citizens also saw a growth of 40% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#118,236	#91,221	22.85%
Count	136	202	48.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.07	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mokhtar

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mokhtar, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of Mokhtars identified as White in both years (52.94% in 2000 and 77.23% in 2010), the percentage of those identifying with other ethnicities changed significantly. For instance, there was a marked decrease in the number of Mokhtars identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (13.97% to 8.91%) and Black (7.35% to 4.46%). Similarly, the proportion of Mokhtars identifying with two or more races dropped dramatically from 22.79% in 2000 to just 6.44% in 2010. On the other hand, there was a new emergence of Mokhtars identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was not previously reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.94%	77.23%	45.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.97%	8.91%	-36.22%
Two or More Races	22.79%	6.44%	-71.74%
Black	7.35%	4.46%	-39.32%
Hispanic	0%	2.97%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%