Moustafa Surname

3,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Moustafa Surname User-submission:

This is a Turkified version of the Arabic name 'مُصْطَفَى'(muṣṭafâ). It means 'choosen'.

Moustafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt117,7591:781106
Saudi Arabia12,7201:2,426297
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Greece2,1491:5,156526
Cameroon1,4211:14,6161,988
United States7661:473,18440,205
Niger5821:32,9761,818
Qatar5461:4,319444
Togo5251:13,8053,854
United Arab Emirates5001:18,3252,169
Benin4681:22,0852,959
Kuwait4631:8,2091,130
Syria3381:57,1042,779
Bahrain2501:5,394963
England2421:230,24019,179
France1811:366,97654,730
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Yemen1711:154,5347,612
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Sweden1381:71,3535,384
Iraq841:416,9247,373
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Austria351:243,29828,936
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Romania281:717,06748,956
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Oman171:216,9393,845
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Finland101:549,67032,186
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China71:195,331,65210,124
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Norway61:857,04855,549
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Moustafa (170,035) may also be a first name.

Moustafa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Turkified version of the Arabic name 'مُصْطَفَى'(muṣṭafâ). It means 'choosen'.

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Moustafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moustafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moustafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,859th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,280 people. The last name Moustafa is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Moustafa reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Moustafa is also the 6,174th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 170,035 people.

It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 117,759 people, or 1 in 781. Excluding Egypt it occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Sudan, where 3 percent live.

Moustafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Moustafa surname are 1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moustafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.66% less than the national average, earning €4,306 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.21% less than the national average, earning R 108,804 per year; in United States they earn 19.44% more than the national average, earning $51,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moustafaa94183/
Moustaffa9433/
Moustafas9422/
Mousstafa948/
Moustafha945/
Mmoustafa945/
Mou'stafa944/
Moustafah943/
Mousthafa942/
Moustasfa941/
Moustafga941/
Moustahfa941/
Moustafai941/
Mustafa931,428,632/
Mostafa931,096,096/
Moutafa9348/
Moustahfad894/
Musthafa8830,494/
Mustafah889,212/
Mustaffa884,529/
Mustafha883,688/
Mustafaj882,810/
Mostafaa882,176/
Mustafai881,734/
Mushtafa88655/
Mostaffa88560/
Moustafi88551/
Mustafaa88544/
Muostafa88433/
Mostafah88260/
Mosstafa88247/
Mostaafa88214/
Mustafat88162/
Moostafa88161/
Mmustafa88125/
Musstafa8889/
Mustapfa8852/
Mustahfa8841/
Mostafai8837/
Musttafa8832/
Musztafa8831/
Mosthafa8829/
Mustafap8827/
Maustafa8826/
Muustafa8823/
Mustaafa8822/
Hmustafa8814/
Mustafas8813/
Mustatfa8813/
Muhstafa8813/
Mustasfa8812/
Mustafad8811/
Muistafa8811/
Mustafau8811/
Mhustafa8810/
Moestafa889/
Mustaifa889/
Mustafay886/
Mostafas885/
Moshtafa884/
Mosttafa884/
Mustazfa883/
Mostafat883/
Mostahfa883/
Mustafaz883/
Moustafe882/
Mostafha882/
Moustofa882/
Moutaffa882/
Meustafa882/
Muystafa882/
Mustaufa881/
Mgustafa881/
Mustafga881/
Mujstafa881/
Moustafo881/
Moutahfa881/
Moystafa881/
Mojstafa881/
Mustadfa881/
Mutstafa881/
Mustayfa881/
Moistafa881/
Most'afa881/
Mostafay881/
Mostapfa881/
Mustafea881/
Mutafa86868/
Motafa86229/
Moustapha82100,819/
Moustoifa821,180/
Mujistafa82860/
Moustafid82757/
Musthaffa82729/
Mustafaha82102/
Mushthafa8276/
Mustafaah8242/
Moesthafa8226/
Musthafaa8223/
Mustafpha8214/
Mustaffah8213/
Musthafah828/
Mustaafaa827/
Musthafap827/
Mustaffai827/
Mustaphfa825/
Mushtafai824/
Mustafach824/
Moustahfi824/
Mosttaffa824/
Moostaafa824/
Musttaffa824/
Musthafha823/
Musthafat823/
Mustahfah823/
Mustaffaa822/
Mustafaiz822/
Mushtaffa821/
Mushtatfa821/
Mustadffa821/
Mustafaij821/
Mustafeha821/
Mustatfat821/
Moujitafa821/
Mostafaaa821/
Moostafay821/
Mustapfah821/
Mustaaffa821/
Muostafah821/
Mossttafa821/
Mostaffai821/
Mostaffas821/
Mustafahp821/
Mustafaph821/
Muysstafa821/
Mustaffha821/
Mustayfah821/
Musstafga821/
Mustafaaa821/
Mustafaja821/
Mmustaffa821/
Mustofa8091,521/
Mostofa8053,328/
Mustafi809,982/
Mustafe807,718/
Mostafi802,972/
Mastafa801,732/
Mostafe80971/
Muttafa80135/
Mustafy80105/
Mujtafa8076/
Mustafo8059/
Muztafa8057/
Mustafá8046/
Muitafa8014/
Mostafá809/
Mutaffa808/
Mustafé806/
Muthafa805/
Mutafat805/
Mustafà805/
Mostafy805/
Mudtafa804/
Mostafo802/
Muhtafa802/
Mutasfa801/
Moitafa801/
Mootafa801/
Mutaufa801/
Mutafaa801/
Mutafha801/
Mustafj801/
Modtafa801/
Moustahfid78587/
Mmoustapha7819/
Mousstapha789/
Moustaapha788/
Mousthapha785/
Mouystapha784/
Mosstaafaa784/
Moustaphga783/
Moustahpha782/
Moustaphaa782/
Moustaphaz782/
Moustaphha782/
Moustaâpha782/
Moustoiffa782/
Mousdtapha782/
Mustafaova781/
Musthafapp781/
Moujstapha781/
Moustaphah781/
Mousztapha781/
Moustaphai781/
Mustahaffa781/
Mustafaaaa781/
Mustapha75483,467/
Mostafiz758,056/
Musthofa757,129/
Mustafiz756,937/
Mostapha753,455/
Mujitafa751,026/
Mustofah751,003/
Mustafid75956/
Mustafij75429/
Moutapha75205/
Mustafit7591/
Mastafai7575/
Moestofa7568/
Moustofy7563/
Mushtofa7558/
Mustoffa7543/
Mustaufi7540/
Mustafer7530/
Mustofai7522/
Moostofa7521/
Mostafid7518/
Mmustofa7515/
Mustafio7513/
Muttafat7512/
Moustofi7511/
Musthafi7510/
Masthafa759/
Hmustofa759/
Mustafee759/
Mustopfa758/
Mustoofa758/
Mostoffa758/
Mostafij758/
Mustafis755/
Mostaffe755/
Mustaffi755/
Mustafez754/
Mujatafa754/
Mustafoi754/
Mostafou754/
Mostafeh754/
Mustafie753/
Mustofas753/
Mutaifah753/
Masstafa753/
Mutasfah753/
Muustafi753/
Mustaffe753/
Mostawfi752/
Mashtafa752/
Muittafa752/
Mojitafa752/
Mostafee752/
Mustafhá752/
Moutafos752/
Moshtofa751/
Mastahfa751/
Mustafoj751/
Maistafa751/
Majutafa751/
Muitaafa751/
Mustafiæ751/
Moutafou751/
Mosstofa751/
Mostaffà751/
Mostafit751/
Mostafos751/
Mostaufi751/
Mohtafad751/
Mustuofa751/
Mustafei751/
Mustaffá751/
Mustafát751/
Mustahva751/
Mastafha751/
Mostafet751/
Mostafeu751/
Mastaffa751/
Masteafa751/
Moustaphaha741/
Moustaaphaa741/
Musthapha71857/
Mujittafa71547/
Matafa71479/
Mushthofa71225/
Mustaphau71208/
Muistapha71177/
Moustaphe71118/
Musthofah7198/
Mustaphat7170/
Mustafeez7142/
Moesthofa7142/
Mustaapha7141/
Mustafich7137/
Mostachfi7135/
Musthofas7132/
Musstapha7132/
Mustaphaa7130/
Mustaphah7125/
Musttapha7124/
Maustapha7122/
Mosstapha7120/
Mostashfi7119/
Mushtapha7118/
Mustoifah7116/
Mujidtafa7116/
Mustahpha7113/
Mmustapha7112/
Muustapha7112/
Mustatpha7112/
Motofa7111/
Mustafidh7110/
Mustafeed7110/
Musthafid719/
Mustaphha719/
Mujitafah719/
Mutstapha718/
Mustaphga717/
Mosthapha717/
Mushtafit715/
Mushtohfa715/
Moostapha715/
Mustaphea714/
Meustapha714/
Mostahfez714/
Mujithafa714/
Moustaphi713/
Mustgapha713/
Mhustapha713/
Mustaffer712/
Mustaphai712/
Mustaphad712/
Moistapha712/
Moustopha712/
Mustafees712/
Mustaphas712/
Mastafaah711/
Moustoufi711/
Mostatpha711/
Mustaphay711/
Mustafije711/
Muostapha711/
Muzstapha711/
Musztapha711/
Mgustapha711/
Mostahpha711/
Mutafo711/
Moudtapha711/
Mouthapha711/
Mujstapha711/
Mmoutapha711/
Musthafij711/
Mustaffiz711/
Mustaipha711/
Mustaphaj711/
Mujitaafa711/
Mustafych711/
Mostofi674,322/
Mutapha67526/
Mastafi67313/
Mataafa67288/
Mataifa67146/
Mastofa67117/
Mathafa6728/
Mostofo6726/
Matafad6721/
Mattafa6718/
Mutavah6711/
Mujistapha6711/
Mutafei6711/
Mustofi677/
Moustapher677/
Mustofo676/
Muztafi676/
Moujitapha675/
Mmoossttaffaa674/
Musthafeez672/
Matasfa672/
Matoufa672/
Moztofa671/
Motoffa671/
Mustaaphaa671/
Mustaphaph671/
Musthaphat671/
Moustoipha671/
Motapha671/
Musthafeed671/
Mustofy671/
Mustahapha671/
Mostofy671/
Mussstapha671/
Mujittafha671/
Mmoossttaafaa671/

Moustafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moustafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰalmstfy47.37
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲalmstfy26.32
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰmstfy15.79
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲmstfy10.53

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