Moustapaha Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Moustapaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 104 | 1:184,539 | 6,420 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Moustapâha (8) are calculated separately.
Moustapaha (187) may also be a first name.
Moustapaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moustapaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moustapaha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Moustapâha. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moustapaha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Moustapaha is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moustapaha live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. Moustapaha is also the 665,130th most common given name globally, borne by 187 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 184,539. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 48 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 35 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moustapaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moustapaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲ | mstfy | - |
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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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- 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 Moustapaha
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