Mostaf Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mostaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
India291:26,450,530346,896
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mostaf (2,165) may also be a first name.

Mostaf Last Name Facts

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

Mostaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺼﻄﻒ, Hindi: मोस्ताफ) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 296,030th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,658,033 people. The surname Mostaf is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mostaf reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mostaf is also the 161,154th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 2,165 people.

Mostaf is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 75,357. Besides Egypt it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostafe92971/
Moustaf92845/
Mosthaf92228/
Mostafs92153/
Mostaff926/
Mostafz925/
Mostafh924/
Moshtaf923/
Mostaaf922/
Mosstaf921/
Muostaf921/
Motaf918/
Mosthaff8620/
Moustaaf865/
Mostaffe865/
Moustafe862/
Mostafsh861/
Mousstaf861/
Moustafs861/
Mustaf8311,925/
Moutaf8320/
Mostav8315/
Mastaf837/
Mestaf835/
Mostof833/
Mostab832/
Mohtaf832/
Motafe831/
Mustafe777,718/
Mostova77377/
Mustaff77374/
Mostowa77189/
Musthaf7761/
Moustab7745/
Mostaph7738/
Mushtaf7736/
Mosthof7733/
Mostoff7726/
Mustaif7721/
Mustaaf7719/
Mastaff7716/
Maestaf778/
Mustafh778/
Mustafz773/
Mustaft773/
Mostaib773/
Mustafp772/
Mustafs772/
Moustav771/
Musstaf771/
Moutafe771/
Mosthav771/
Muistaf771/
Muhstaf771/
Musttaf771/
Moustafova751/
Moestafowa751/
Motab73935/
Motav7361/
Mataf7317/
Motaw739/
Motof733/
Moustaph71516/
Moustouf7163/
Maatstaf7127/
Mosthoff7116/
Mustafph713/
Mussttaf713/
Mustaffe713/
Mostaphe712/
Mosstaph711/
Mostgova711/
Musthasf711/
Mustahaf711/
Mustaaff711/
Mustafova675,303/
Motova671,853/
Mostov67549/
Mostow67281/
Moutab67159/
Motaib67150/
Moustaphe67118/
Mastaw67114/
Mostovova6794/
Matafe6775/
Mestav6771/
Mustab6761/
Mustof6752/
Moutaw6746/
Motowa6734/
Mastab6718/
Motawh6716/
Mustav6715/
Motoff6715/
Moutafova6713/
Mathaf677/
Mustafová677/
Mothav676/
Mastafova674/
Mootab673/
Mastav672/
Mahtaf672/
Mousthaph672/
Mustafowa672/
Moteab672/
Motofe672/
Mastof671/
Mousstaph671/
Mostavova671/
Mautaf671/
Mothab671/
Motaph671/
Motaws671/
Motaab671/

Mostaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mostaf in the Hindi language
मोस्ताफmostapha-
Mostaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺼﻄﻒmstf60
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲmstfy20
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒalmstf20

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