Elmoustafa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Elmoustafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Elmoustafa (165) may also be a first name.
Elmoustafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmoustafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elmoustafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmoustafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Elmoustafa are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 712,876th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 165 people.
The last name Elmoustafa is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 204,743. In Mauritania Elmoustafa is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 50 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 35 percent live and Assaba Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmustafa | 95 | 10,026 | / |
| Elmostafa | 95 | 918 | / |
| Elmousstafa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Elmoustafha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Elmoustafe | 90 | 5 | / |
| Elmosstafa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Elmoustapha | 86 | 557 | / |
| Elmoustafid | 86 | 5 | / |
| Elmostafi | 84 | 9 | / |
| Elmastafa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Elhmoustapha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Elmousstafid | 82 | 1 | / |
| Elmostapha | 80 | 56 | / |
| Elmustapha | 80 | 55 | / |
| Elmoustaphe | 76 | 192 | / |
| Ilmoustapha | 76 | 11 | / |
| Elmosstapha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Elmostaphe | 70 | 7 | / |
Elmoustafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmoustafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 89.66 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲ | almstfy | 6.9 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻑ | almstaf | 3.45 |
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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 Elmoustafa
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