Mostafavi Surname

22,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mostafavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostafavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran23,6781:3,243418
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
France121:5,535,227269,324
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Mostafavi (1,648) may also be a first name.

Mostafavi Last Name Facts

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

Mostafavi (Russian: Мостафави) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostafavi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,390th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 300,393 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mostafavi reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 189,831st most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 1,648 people.

Mostafavi is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 23,678 people, or 1 in 3,243. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Mostafavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mostafavi last name are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.61% registered with the party.

The amount Mostafavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.32% less than the national average, earning 265,370 kr per year; in United States they earn 41.34% more than the national average, earning $60,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostafavie951/
Motafavi941/
Mostafawi8954/
Mostafavy898/
Mostafabi891/
Modtafavi891/
Mostafavee841/
Moystafovi841/
Mostaffavy841/
Mostafawy784/
Mostafawe781/
Moustaphawi702/

Mostafavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mostafavi in the Russian language
Мостафавиmostafavi-

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