Moftah Surname

10,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Moftah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moftah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya21,2881:29343
Yemen21,0421:1,256182
Egypt7,2611:12,6621,514
Iran1,3001:59,0636,371
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United Arab Emirates1,0261:8,9301,111
Iraq8231:42,5541,793
Syria4581:42,1422,412
Palestine1361:33,4474,245
Tunisia1331:4,591727
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
Oman281:131,7133,313
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England121:4,643,172139,951
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Moftah (10,916) may also be a first name.

Moftah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moftah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Moftah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ) is more frequently found in Libya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moftah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,240th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Moftah are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 57,824th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 10,916 people.

This last name is most widely held in Libya, where it is carried by 21,288 people, or 1 in 293. Aside from Libya Moftah occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 38 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Moftah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moftah surname is predominantly Sunni (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Moftah surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moftah earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.18% more than the national average, earning $71,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouftah921,424/
Moftash929/
Moftahh921/
Mooftah921/
Mofta9111/
Moftahei86104/
Mouftahe8610/
Moftahey869/
Moftahah868/
Meftah8329,268/
Maftah833,655/
Moufta8316/
Movtah8313/
Moftau8313/
Moftat832/
Moftaz831/
Moffta831/
Moftaa831/
Moftahaha801/
Maftaha771,019/
Meftahy77139/
Mouvtah7742/
Mefttah776/
Meftaha773/
Mehftah772/
Meftaah772/
Moivtah771/
Mefhtah771/
Meeftah771/
Maftajh771/
Mobtaha771/
Mefftah771/
Mefta731,303/
Mafta7388/
Mofto731/
Mobta731/
Movta731/
Moftouch7191/
Mouphtah711/
Moubtahij67686/
Mawtah67427/
Maftaa67200/
Maftea6760/
Mevtah6720/
Moftey673/
Maftau673/
Meftha673/
Maftas673/
Meftoh672/
Meftai671/
Maftoh671/
Maafta671/
Maftha671/
Maftai671/
Maftat671/
Mahfta670/

Moftah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moftah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡmftah94.44
ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺝmftaj5.56

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moftah
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