Mostfa Surname

44,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mostfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,6471:8,6351,057
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
India121:63,922,115578,870
Libya91:693,7751,982
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mostfa (11,344) may also be a first name.

Mostfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mostfa (Hindi: मोस्तफा) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mostfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,138th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 619,373 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mostfa are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Mostfa is also the 56,297th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,344 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,647 people, or 1 in 8,635. Barring Egypt this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Mostfa Last Name Statistics demography

Mostfa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $30,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moustfa923,103/
Mostfaa92125/
Mostfai9288/
Mosstfa924/
Moostfa924/
Mostfay923/
Mostffa923/
Motstfa921/
Muostfa921/
Mostfah921/
Mosthfa921/
Motfa911/
Mostffai861/
Moustfai861/
Mustfa8316,135/
Mestfa83136/
Mostfi8359/
Mastfa8324/
Mostfe835/
Motfai835/
Mostfy834/
Mostfo834/
Moutfa831/
Mousstfai801/
Musthfa7786/
Mushtfa7769/
Mustfah7741/
Mustfha7732/
Mustffa7726/
Mustfaa7717/
Mustdfa7716/
Mestfai7716/
Mostpha777/
Mustfea775/
Mustfai774/
Maustfa774/
Musttfa773/
Mustfas773/
Mestfay773/
Mustfau772/
Mastfai772/
Mustfaj772/
Mastfay772/
Messtfa771/
Mustpfa771/
Mastfaz771/
Mujstfa771/
Musstfa771/
Mostpfi771/
Mostfid771/
Matfa7336/
Modfa731/
Moustpha7178/
Mustphfa7155/
Mostphai714/
Musthffa712/
Messtfai712/
Mustfaiz711/
Musstfaa711/
Mastfi67257/
Mustfi678/
Mustfy677/
Mastfe674/
Matfay672/
Matfai671/
Mustfe671/
Moustphha671/
Motfod671/
Matfas671/
Matfah671/
Mathfa671/

Mostfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mostfa in the Hindi language
मोस्तफाmostapha-

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