Moftah Surname
Approximately 54,962 people bear this surname
Moftah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 21,288 | 1:293 | 43 |
| Yemen | 21,042 | 1:1,256 | 182 |
| Egypt | 7,261 | 1:12,662 | 1,514 |
| Iran | 1,300 | 1:59,063 | 6,371 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,026 | 1:8,930 | 1,111 |
| Iraq | 823 | 1:42,554 | 1,793 |
| Syria | 458 | 1:42,142 | 2,412 |
| Palestine | 136 | 1:33,447 | 4,245 |
| Tunisia | 133 | 1:4,591 | 727 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 1:120,437 | 7,101 |
| Oman | 28 | 1:131,713 | 3,313 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Moftah (10,916) may also be a first name.
Moftah Demographics
Moftah Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouftah | 92 | 1,424 | / |
| Moftash | 92 | 9 | / |
| Moftahh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mooftah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mofta | 91 | 11 | / |
| Moftahei | 86 | 104 | / |
| Mouftahe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Moftahey | 86 | 9 | / |
| Moftahah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Meftah | 83 | 29,268 | / |
| Maftah | 83 | 3,655 | / |
| Moufta | 83 | 16 | / |
| Movtah | 83 | 13 | / |
| Moftau | 83 | 13 | / |
| Moftat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moftaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moffta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moftaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moftahaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maftaha | 77 | 1,019 | / |
| Meftahy | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mouvtah | 77 | 42 | / |
| Mefttah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Meftaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mehftah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meftaah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moivtah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefhtah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meeftah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maftajh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mobtaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefftah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefta | 73 | 1,303 | / |
| Mafta | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mofto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mobta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moftouch | 71 | 91 | / |
| Mouphtah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moubtahij | 67 | 686 | / |
| Mawtah | 67 | 427 | / |
| Maftaa | 67 | 200 | / |
| Maftea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mevtah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Moftey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maftau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meftha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maftas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meftoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meftai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maafta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfta | 67 | 0 | / |
Moftah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moftah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ | mftah | 94.44 |
| ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺝ | mftaj | 5.56 |
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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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