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

The surname Mostafavi (Russian: Мостафави) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostafavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,390th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 300,393 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mostafavi are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 189,831st most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 1,648 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 23,678 people, or 1 in 3,243. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Iran it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Mostafavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mostafavi surname are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.61% registered to vote for the political 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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