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 surname Mostly occurs most in Iran. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mostly? popularity and diffusion

Mostly is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mostly are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mostly is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 34 people.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 498,588. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 51 percent reside, Yazd Province, where 14 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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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