Mostefai Surname

68,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mostefai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostefai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6,8821:5,613897
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
France851:781,44495,071
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Mostefaï (8) & Mostéfai (2) are calculated separately.

Mostefai (17) may also be a first name.

Mostefai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mostefai occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mostefaï or Mostéfai. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostefai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mostefai is the 68,399th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,003,380 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mostefai reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. Mostefai is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 6,882 people, or 1 in 5,613. In Algeria Mostefai is most prevalent in: Saïda Province, where 22 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 14 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Mostefai Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mostefai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostefaï968/
Mostéfai962/
Mosteffai943/
Moustefai942/
Mosteefai941/
Mostefaia941/
Mostaefai941/
Mostefa936,939/
Mostefi93589/
Mostafai8837/
Moustefa8810/
Mosteffa884/
Mostefay884/
Mostepfa884/
Mustefai883/
Mostefat882/
Mosstefa882/
Mestefai881/
Moutefai881/
Mostaefa881/
Mastefai881/
Mostefah881/
Mostefha881/
Mostifai881/
Modtefai881/
Motefa8689/
Motefi866/
Mostafaie82125/
Mostafaii825/
Mostafaiy824/
Mostafayi823/
Mostephai823/
Mostaffai821/
Mostafa801,096,096/
Mustefa8072,407/
Mostofa8053,328/
Mostofi804,322/
Mostafi802,972/
Mostefe80126/
Mostifa8015/
Mestefa806/
Mustefi802/
Moutefi802/
Mostifi801/
Motesfa801/
Mastefi801/
Motefio801/
Mostephaie782/
Mostafaieh781/
Mostafaa752,176/
Mostaffa75560/
Muostafa75433/
Mostepha75275/
Mostafah75260/
Mosstafa75247/
Mostaafa75214/
Mostaphi75205/
Mostowfi75167/
Moostafa75161/
Mastafai7575/
Moestofa7568/
Mosthafa7529/
Musteffa7526/
Moostofa7521/
Moustofi7511/
Mostoffi7510/
Moestafa759/
Mostoffa758/
Mostafij758/
Moshtafa754/
Musttefa754/
Mosttafa754/
Mostahfa753/
Mestefah753/
Mostawfi752/
Mestafai752/
Mostafha752/
Moshtofa751/
Mustefij751/
Mostofei751/
Mostofha751/
Mosstofa751/
Mojstafa751/
Mustiefa751/
Musstefa751/
Messtefa751/
Mostephi751/
Mustefaï751/
Moistafa751/
Most'afa751/
Mostafay751/
Mostapfa751/
Mustefah751/
Masteafa751/
Moustoifa711,180/
Matefi71323/
Moustafaa71183/
Moesthofa7142/
Moesthafa7126/
Moustepha717/
Matefa716/
Mátefi715/
Moustahfi714/
Mou'stafa714/
Mosttaffa714/
Moostaafa714/
Motifa713/
Motifi713/
Moustafah713/
Mustephai712/
Moustahfa711/
Mousthifa711/
Mostafaaa711/
Moostafay711/
Muostafah711/
Mestehfah711/
Mossttafa711/
Mostafawe711/
Mastafa671,732/
Mustifa671,360/
Mostafe67971/
Mastafi67313/
Mastofa67117/
Mateffi6739/
Mestofa6736/
Mostify6726/
Mestafa6719/
Mastofi6712/
Mostafá679/
Mustefe678/
Mustifi678/
Mastifa677/
Motifah675/
Mattefi675/
Mostafy675/
Mosstaafaa674/
Mustyfa673/
Moustoiffa672/
Matepfa671/
Moztofa671/
Mestafi671/
Mathefi671/
Mattefa671/
Máteffi671/
Mostofy671/
Mostafayee671/
Moustaphai671/

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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 Mostefai
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