Mostafa Surname

480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

Mostafa Surname User-submission:

The Mostafa surname means 'chosen person' in Arabic.

Mostafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt550,3271:1678
Syria208,0831:9313
Bangladesh90,3891:1,763170
Iraq73,8821:47479
Jordan40,5471:21811
Saudi Arabia34,6231:89157
Sudan26,0401:1,440203
Iran22,5921:3,399443
Lebanon10,6191:53188
Palestine6,5671:69377
Libya6,3861:978238
Kuwait5,3801:70663
Morocco4,2601:8,0931,065
United Arab Emirates3,9541:2,317288
India3,4811:220,35813,043
Yemen3,0041:8,7971,138
United States1,1341:319,62929,156
Qatar7361:3,204309
Algeria5851:66,03710,828
Argentina4291:99,6358,399
Bahrain4111:3,281540
England3511:158,74114,915
Oman2711:13,6091,573
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Brazil1901:1,126,70739,309
Thailand1761:401,35470,497
Sweden1711:57,5834,438
Malaysia1281:230,42413,219
Pakistan1281:1,395,65515,659
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Germany921:875,05962,702
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Venezuela801:377,5517,975
Paraguay531:136,5422,910
Tunisia431:14,2012,330
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Norway371:138,98117,684
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
France281:2,372,240182,981
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Chile191:927,18319,125
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Greece161:692,48777,522
Finland131:422,82327,659
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
China101:136,732,1577,199
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Panama41:978,06412,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Mostafá (9) are calculated separately.

Mostafa (2,134,542) may also be a first name.

Mostafa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mostafa surname means 'chosen person' in Arabic.

- mustapha03

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 found most in Egypt. It may also occur as: Mostafá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 480th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,649 people. Mostafa is mostly 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. Mostafa is also the 283rd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,134,542 people.

This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 550,327 people, or 1 in 167. Other than Egypt Mostafa 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 devotion of those bearing the Mostafa surname is chiefly Sunni (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Mostafa are 2.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.21% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostafá959/
Moustafa93144,939/
Mostafaa932,176/
Mostaffa93560/
Muostafa93433/
Mostafah93260/
Mosstafa93247/
Mostaafa93214/
Moostafa93161/
Mostafai9337/
Mosthafa9329/
Moestafa939/
Mostafas935/
Moshtafa934/
Mosttafa934/
Mostafat933/
Mostahfa933/
Mostafha932/
Mostaefa931/
Moystafa931/
Mojstafa931/
Moistafa931/
Most'afa931/
Mostafay931/
Mostapfa931/
Motafa92229/
Moustafaa88183/
Moustaffa8833/
Moesthafa8826/
Moustafas8822/
Mousstafa888/
Moustafha885/
Mmoustafa885/
Mou'stafa884/
Mosttaffa884/
Moostaafa884/
Moustafah883/
Mousthafa882/
Moustasfa881/
Moustafga881/
Moustahfa881/
Mostafaaa881/
Moostafay881/
Muostafah881/
Moustafai881/
Mossttafa881/
Mostaefai881/
Mostaffai881/
Mostaffas881/
Mustafa861,428,632/
Mostofa8653,328/
Mostefa866,939/
Mostafi862,972/
Mastafa861,732/
Mostafe86971/
Moutafa8648/
Mestafa8619/
Mostafy865/
Mostafo862/
Moitafa861/
Mootafa861/
Modtafa861/
Moustahfad824/
Mosstaafaa824/
Musthafa8030,494/
Mustafah809,212/
Mostafiz808,056/
Mostefai807,263/
Mustaffa804,529/
Mustafha803,688/
Mostapha803,455/
Mustafaj802,810/
Mustafai801,734/
Mushtafa80655/
Moustafi80551/
Mustafaa80544/
Mustafat80162/
Mmustafa80125/
Musstafa8089/
Mastafai8075/
Moestofa8068/
Mustapfa8052/
Mustahfa8041/
Musttafa8032/
Musztafa8031/
Mustafap8027/
Maustafa8026/
Muustafa8023/
Mustaafa8022/
Moostofa8021/
Mostafid8018/
Hmustafa8014/
Mustafas8013/
Mustatfa8013/
Muhstafa8013/
Mustasfa8012/
Mustafad8011/
Muistafa8011/
Mustafau8011/
Mhustafa8010/
Masthafa809/
Mustaifa809/
Mostoffa808/
Mostafij808/
Mostefaï808/
Mustafay806/
Mostaffe805/
Mosteffa804/
Mostafou804/
Mostefay804/
Mostepfa804/
Mostafeh804/
Masstafa803/
Mustazfa803/
Mustafaz803/
Mostawfi802/
Mashtafa802/
Moustafe802/
Mestafai802/
Mostéfai802/
Mostafee802/
Moustofa802/
Moutaffa802/
Mosstefa802/
Meustafa802/
Muystafa802/
Moshtofa801/
Mastahfa801/
Mustaufa801/
Messtafa801/
Mestapfa801/
Mestafha801/
Mostefah801/
Mgustafa801/
Mustafga801/
Mujstafa801/
Moustafo801/
Moutahfa801/
Mosstofa801/
Mostaffà801/
Mostafit801/
Mostafos801/
Mostaufi801/
Mohtafad801/
Mustadfa801/
Mutstafa801/
Mastafha801/
Mustayfa801/
Mostafet801/
Mostafeu801/
Mustafea801/
Mastaffa801/
Masteafa801/
Matafa77479/
Motofa7711/
Moustapha75100,819/
Moustoifa751,180/
Moustafid75757/
Musthaffa75729/
Mustafaha75102/
Mushthafa7576/
Mustafaah7542/
Moesthofa7542/
Mostachfi7535/
Musthafaa7523/
Mosstapha7520/
Mostashfi7519/
Mustafpha7514/
Mustaffah7513/
Musthafah758/
Mustaafaa757/
Musthafap757/
Mustaffai757/
Mosthapha757/
Mustaphfa755/
Moostapha755/
Mushtafai754/
Mostahfez754/
Mustafach754/
Moustahfi754/
Musttaffa754/
Musthafha753/
Musthafat753/
Mosteffai753/
Mustahfah753/
Mustaffaa752/
Moistapha752/
Mustafaiz752/
Mastafaah751/
Mostatpha751/
Mushtaffa751/
Mushtatfa751/
Mustadffa751/
Mustafaij751/
Muostapha751/
Mustafeha751/
Mosteefai751/
Mustatfat751/
Mostahpha751/
Mustapfah751/
Mustaaffa751/
Mustafahp751/
Mustafaph751/
Muysstafa751/
Mustaffha751/
Mustayfah751/
Musstafga751/
Mustafaaa751/
Mustafaja751/
Mmustaffa751/
Mustofa7191,521/
Mustafi719,982/
Mustafe717,718/
Mostofi714,322/
Moustahfid71587/
Mastafi71313/
Mataafa71288/
Mataifa71146/
Mastofa71117/
Mustafy71105/
Mustafo7159/
Muztafa7157/
Mustafá7146/
Mestofa7136/
Mathafa7128/
Mostofo7126/
Matafad7121/
Mmoustapha7119/
Mattafa7118/
Mousstapha719/
Moustaapha718/
Mestefa716/
Mustafé716/
Mustafà715/
Mousthapha715/
Mouystapha714/
Moustaphga713/
Matasfa712/
Moustahpha712/
Moustaphaa712/
Moustaphaz712/
Moustaphha712/
Moustaâpha712/
Moustoiffa712/
Mousdtapha712/
Moztofa711/
Motoffa711/
Mustafaova711/
Musthafapp711/
Moujstapha711/
Moustaphah711/
Mousztapha711/
Motapha711/
Mostofy711/
Moustaphai711/
Mustafj711/
Mustahaffa711/
Mustafaaaa711/
Mmoossttaffaa704/
Mmoossttaafaa701/
Mustapha67483,467/
Musthofa677,129/
Mustafiz676,937/
Mustofah671,003/
Mustafid67956/
Mastapha67617/
Mustafij67429/
Mostepha67275/
Moutapha67205/
Mostaphi67205/
Mostoufi67193/
Mostowfi67167/
Mustafit6791/
Moustofy6763/
Mata'afa6744/
Mustoffa6743/
Mustaufi6740/
Mustafer6730/
Mustofai6722/
Mastafez6718/
Mmustofa6715/
Mustafio6713/
Moustofi6711/
Musthafi6710/
Mostoffi6710/
Mastofah679/
Hmustofa679/
Mustafee679/
Mustopfa678/
Mustoofa678/
Mochtafi675/
Mustafis675/
Mashtafi675/
Mustaffi675/
Mustafez674/
Mustafoi674/
Mestapha674/
Mostowfy673/
Mustafie673/
Mustofas673/
Mostofie673/
Muustafi673/
Mustaffe673/
Mothapha673/
Mestefah673/
Mostosfi672/
Mostaphe672/
Mustafhá672/
Mostofee672/
Moutafos672/
Mostopha671/
Mastafuj671/
Mustafoj671/
Mestefai671/
Mastefai671/
Mostefha671/
Mustafiæ671/
Maataafa671/
Moustaphaha671/
Moutafou671/
Mostofei671/
Mostofha671/
Mostàfàà671/
Mustuofa671/
Mustafei671/
Mustaffá671/
Mustafát671/
Mustahva671/
Mathafha671/
Messtefa671/
Moustaaphaa671/

Mostafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mostafa in the Hindi language
मोस्तफाmostapha90
मोसतफाmosatapha10
Mostafa in the Bengali language
মোস্তফাmostapha60.53
মোস্তাফাmostapha39.47
Mostafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰalmstfy44.44
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲmstfy44.44
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰmstfy11.11
Mostafa in the Russian language
Мостафаmostafa-

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