Mousstapha Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mousstapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Mousstapha (163) may also be a first name.
Mousstapha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mousstapha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mousstapha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mousstapha? popularity and diffusion
Mousstapha is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mousstapha reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 717,791st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 163 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Mousstapha is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 33 percent live. Excluding Niger Mousstapha occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mousstapha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mousstapha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 50 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ | mstfy | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲ | almstfy | 25 |
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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 Mousstapha
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