Mostafu Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mostafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
Mostafu (13) may also be a first name.
Mostafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mostafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mostafu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mostafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Mostafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mostafu reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mostafu is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Mostafu is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 39 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostafou | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mostafeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Motafu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mustafu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Motafuy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mustafau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Moutafou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mastafuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matafu | 77 | 493 | / |
| Motofu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mestefu | 71 | 25 | / |
| Matafeu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Motofuy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Matafuj | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mathafu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mustaphu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mataffeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mustaphau | 63 | 208 | / |
| Matofu | 62 | 24 | / |
| Matafù | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mautofu | 57 | 4 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mostafu
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