Elmoustaph Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Elmoustaph Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 234 | 1:17,499 | 1,620 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Elmoustaph Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmoustaph Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elmoustaph (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmoustaph? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,061,269th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elmoustaph reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Elmoustaph is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 17,499. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Trarza Region, where 47 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 39 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmoustaphe | 95 | 192 | / |
| Elmostaph | 95 | 49 | / |
| Elmousstaph | 95 | 5 | / |
| Elmostaphe | 90 | 7 | / |
| Elmoustaf | 84 | 43 | / |
| Elmoustav | 84 | 41 | / |
| Elmoustaid | 80 | 171 | / |
| Elmoustafe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elmostaf | 78 | 29 | / |
| Elmoutaz | 78 | 4 | / |
| Elmoutea | 78 | 2 | / |
| Elmostav | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elmoutas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elmota | 75 | 3 | / |
| Elmouhtad | 74 | 1 | / |
| Elmotaz | 71 | 218 | / |
| Elmotai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmastaş | 67 | 1,257 | / |
| Elmastas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elmashta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmastaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmastop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmoutei | 67 | 1 | / |
Elmoustaph Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmoustaph in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ | almstf | 93.06 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻑ | almstaf | 1.39 |
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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 Elmoustaph
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