Elmostaph Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Elmostaph Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 48 | 1:85,310 | 5,518 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Elmostaph Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmostaph Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elmostaph (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ) is found most in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmostaph? popularity and diffusion
Elmostaph is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmostaph are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Elmostaph is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 85,310. In Mauritania Elmostaph is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 58 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Elmostaph is found in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmoustaph | 95 | 235 | / |
| Elmostaphe | 95 | 7 | / |
| Elmoustaphe | 90 | 192 | / |
| Elmousstaph | 90 | 5 | / |
| Elmestaph | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elmostaf | 82 | 29 | / |
| Elmostav | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elmota | 80 | 3 | / |
| Elmoustaf | 78 | 43 | / |
| Elmoustav | 78 | 41 | / |
| Elmotaz | 75 | 218 | / |
| Elmotai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elmoustaid | 74 | 171 | / |
| Elmoustafe | 74 | 5 | / |
| Elmastaş | 71 | 1,257 | / |
| Elmastas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Elmoutaz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elmoutea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elmashta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmoutas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmastaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmastop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmata | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elmouhtad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmoto | 67 | 1 | / |
Elmostaph Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmostaph in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ | almstf | 86.36 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲ | almstfy | 4.55 |
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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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- 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 Elmostaph
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