Mostave Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mostave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Mostave (26) may also be a first name.

Mostave Last Name Facts

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

Mostave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mostave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Mostave is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mostave reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.

The surname Mostave is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Mostave is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 82 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 9 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Mauritania Mostave is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mostave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mostave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒalmstf22.22
ﻣﺼﻄﻒmstf22.22
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰalmstfy11.11
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲmstfy11.11
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰmstfy11.11
ﺍﻟﺼﻄﻔﻲalstfy11.11
ﻣﺼﻄﺎﻑmstaf11.11

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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
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  • 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 Mostave
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