Mostafa Surname
Approximately 1,096,096 people bear this surname
Mostafa Surname User-submission:
The Mostafa surname means 'chosen person' in Arabic.
Mostafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 550,327 | 1:167 | 8 |
| Syria | 208,083 | 1:93 | 13 |
| Bangladesh | 90,389 | 1:1,763 | 170 |
| Iraq | 73,882 | 1:474 | 79 |
| Jordan | 40,547 | 1:218 | 11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,623 | 1:891 | 57 |
| Sudan | 26,040 | 1:1,440 | 203 |
| Iran | 22,592 | 1:3,399 | 443 |
| Lebanon | 10,619 | 1:531 | 88 |
| Palestine | 6,567 | 1:693 | 77 |
| Libya | 6,386 | 1:978 | 238 |
| Kuwait | 5,380 | 1:706 | 63 |
| Morocco | 4,260 | 1:8,093 | 1,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,954 | 1:2,317 | 288 |
| India | 3,481 | 1:220,358 | 13,043 |
| Yemen | 3,004 | 1:8,797 | 1,138 |
| United States | 1,134 | 1:319,629 | 29,156 |
| Qatar | 736 | 1:3,204 | 309 |
| Algeria | 585 | 1:66,037 | 10,828 |
| Argentina | 429 | 1:99,635 | 8,399 |
| Bahrain | 411 | 1:3,281 | 540 |
| England | 351 | 1:158,741 | 14,915 |
| Oman | 271 | 1:13,609 | 1,573 |
| Canada | 212 | 1:173,800 | 17,393 |
| Brazil | 190 | 1:1,126,707 | 39,309 |
| Thailand | 176 | 1:401,354 | 70,497 |
| Sweden | 171 | 1:57,583 | 4,438 |
| Malaysia | 128 | 1:230,424 | 13,219 |
| Pakistan | 128 | 1:1,395,655 | 15,659 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Venezuela | 80 | 1:377,551 | 7,975 |
| Paraguay | 53 | 1:136,542 | 2,910 |
| Tunisia | 43 | 1:14,201 | 2,330 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Mostafá (9) are calculated separately.
Mostafa (2,134,542) may also be a first name.
Mostafa Surname Meaning
Mostafa Demographics
Mostafa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Mostafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mostafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mostafa (Bengali: মোস্তফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ, Hindi: मोस्तफा, Russian: Мостафа) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Mostafá. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mostafa? popularity and diffusion
Mostafa is the 480th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,649 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Mostafa are found; 54 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 283rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 2,134,542 people.
The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 550,327 people, or 1 in 167. Outside of Egypt it is found in 100 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside.
Mostafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mostafa last name is chiefly Sunni (49%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Mostafa surname are 2.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.21% registered with the party.
The amount Mostafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.81% less than the national average, earning €14,171 per year; in Norway they earn 19% less than the national average, earning 280,336 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.09% less than the national average, earning R 71,088 per year; in United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $49,633 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mostafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mostafa in the Hindi language | ||
| मोस्तफा | mostapha | 90 |
| मोसतफा | mosatapha | 10 |
| Mostafa in the Bengali language | ||
| মোস্তফা | mostapha | 60.53 |
| মোস্তাফা | mostapha | 39.47 |
| Mostafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 44.44 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲ | mstfy | 44.44 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ | mstfy | 11.11 |
| Mostafa in the Russian language | ||
| Мостафа | mostafa | - |
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