Mostly Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mostly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mostly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1541:498,58829,637
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mostly (34) may also be a first name.

Mostly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mostly is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostly? popularity and diffusion

Mostly is the 1,398,030th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mostly reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 498,588. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 51 percent are found, Yazd Province, where 14 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostley9218/
Mostla831/
Mostle831/
Mostler77103/
Mastley7772/
Mustley773/
Mosthla771/
Mostlle771/
Mostella71380/
Mosttler7118/
Mostilla7116/
Mostelle714/
Mostller712/
Moustler711/
Mostleer710/
Mosteller673,214/
Mostiller67209/
Mastle6715/
Mastla674/
Mostellet672/
Mastli671/
Mustla671/
Mostellez671/
Mossteller632/
Mostteller630/
Mastler623/
Muistla622/
Mustler622/
Mastlie621/
Mastella571,269/
Mastelli57303/
Mustilli5794/
Mustille5741/
MacHtley5741/
Mastelle576/
Mustelli572/
Mastller571/
Mastille570/
Masteller531,032/
Musteller537/
Mastellis537/
Mastiller531/
Mastelles531/
Maustelle530/
Mastillio530/
Mausteller50326/

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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 Mostly
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