Moustapha Surname

5,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Moustapha Surname User-submission:

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

Moustapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad51,6081:26323
Niger29,8901:642106
Cameroon7,8111:2,659300
Benin3,8931:2,655323
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
Ivory Coast1,2831:17,9821,383
Mauritania1,1411:3,589439
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Djibouti6491:1,410153
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Gabon3541:5,337981
Mali2581:65,7711,556
France1911:347,76352,251
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Congo1291:38,6753,672
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Burkina Faso841:218,4774,567
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England251:2,228,72284,230
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Comoros11:749,524685
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Moustapha (314,006) may also be a first name.

Moustapha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Moustapha Last Name Facts

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

Moustapha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ) occurs most in Chad. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moustapha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,613th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 72,283 people. The last name Moustapha is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moustapha reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,331st most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 314,006 people.

This surname is most widespread in Chad, where it is held by 51,608 people, or 1 in 263. Aside from Chad this surname exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Moustapha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moustapha last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moustapha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning $29,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.39% less than the national average, earning $40,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moustapaha95107/
Mmoustapha9519/
Mousstapha959/
Moustaapha958/
Moustapâha958/
Moustappha955/
Mousthapha955/
Mouystapha954/
Moustaphga953/
Moustahpha952/
Moustaphaa952/
Moustaphaz952/
Moustaphha952/
Moustapoha952/
Moustaâpha952/
Mousdtapha952/
Moujstapha951/
Moustaphah951/
Mousztapha951/
Moustaphai951/
Mustapha94483,467/
Mostapha943,455/
Moutapha94205/
Moustapa9427/
Moustaphaha901/
Moustaaphaa901/
Musthapha89857/
Mustaphau89208/
Muistapha89177/
Moustaphe89118/
Mustaphat8970/
Mustapaha8960/
Mustaapha8941/
Musstapha8932/
Mustaphaa8930/
Moustapah8928/
Mustappha8927/
Mustaphah8925/
Musttapha8924/
Maustapha8922/
Mosstapha8920/
Mushtapha8918/
Mustaspha8918/
Moustahpa8916/
Mustafpha8914/
Mustahpha8913/
Mmustapha8912/
Muustapha8912/
Mustatpha8912/
Mustaphha899/
Mutstapha898/
Mustaphga897/
Mosthapha897/
Moustafha895/
Mustaphfa895/
Moostapha895/
Mustaphea894/
Meustapha894/
Moustaphi893/
Mustgapha893/
Mhustapha893/
Mustaphai892/
Mustaphad892/
Moistapha892/
Moustopha892/
Mustaphas892/
Mostatpha891/
Mustaphay891/
Muostapha891/
Muzstapha891/
Musztapha891/
Mgustapha891/
Mostahpha891/
Moudtapha891/
Moutaspha891/
Mouthapha891/
Moustahfa891/
Mujstapha891/
Mmoutapha891/
Mostapaha891/
Mustaipha891/
Mustaphaj891/
Mustapoha891/
Mustapa8815,004/
Mutapha88526/
Mostapa88295/
Moutapa881/
Motapha881/
Mujistapha8411/
Moustapher847/
Moujitapha845/
Moustahfad844/
Musthapaha842/
Mustaaphaa841/
Mustaphaph841/
Musthaphat841/
Moustoipha841/
Mustahapha841/
Mussstapha841/
Moustafa82144,939/
Mustafha823,688/
Mustapah822,606/
Mastapha82617/
Mustahpa82466/
Mustaphi82447/
Musthapa82382/
Mustopha82305/
Mustaphe82219/
Mostaphi82205/
Mouttapa8293/
Mustappa8273/
Mustaphy8269/
Mujtapha8257/
Mustapfa8252/
Mustahfa8241/
Mustapaa8227/
Mustaupa8218/
Hmustapa8215/
Mutaspha8210/
Mostapah829/
Mushtapa829/
Muhstapa827/
Mosthapa827/
Muttapha824/
Mutaphat824/
Mustapas823/
Muutapha823/
Mostahfa823/
Mothapha823/
Mostaphe822/
Mostafha822/
Mustaipa822/
Musttapa822/
Mostopha821/
Muthapha821/
Mustapga821/
Mudtapha821/
Mustaspa821/
Moutahfa821/
Mhustapa821/
Muistapa821/
Mustahva821/
Mustapoa821/
Mutapaha821/
Mutaphas821/
Mostapfa821/
Muetapha821/
Mustapai821/
Mutapa801,684/
Motapa8033/
Musstaphaat802/
Mustapher784,551/
Mujitapha78606/
Mustapich78196/
Moustafaa78183/
Mustafaha78102/
Moustaffa7833/
Moustafas7822/
Mustaphij7812/
Mouttappa7812/
Mostapher7811/
Mustauphy788/
Mousstafa788/
Moujitapa787/
Musthappa785/
Mustahapa785/
Mmoustafa785/
Moustahfi784/
Mou'stafa784/
Mustashpa783/
Moustafah783/
Mustahfah783/
Muittapha782/
Mousthafa782/
Moustasfa781/
Mustapath781/
Mustafeha781/
Musstapah781/
Mastaphat781/
Mustappaa781/
Moustafga781/
Mostapich781/
Mmastapha781/
Muustaphi781/
Mustapfah781/
Mustaphee781/
Mustophat781/
Moustafai781/
Mustafaph781/
Musthapah781/
Mossthapa781/
Mutthapha781/
Musthapai781/
Mustaffha781/
Mustappad781/
Mustafa751,428,632/
Mostafa751,096,096/
Mothapa75446/
Matapha75187/
Mutapay7569/
Mustapi7562/
Moutafa7548/
Mastapa7537/
Mustape7520/
Motappa7516/
Muthapa7513/
Mutapea7511/
Muttapa7510/
Mutappa759/
Mutaipa759/
Mujtapa759/
Mutapah757/
Mostapi755/
Mustapy754/
Mostape753/
Mutahpa752/
Moutapo751/
Mottapa751/
Mutapad751/
Muztapa751/
Mutapai751/
Motapho751/
Mutafha751/
Moustahfid74587/
Mujittapha74249/
Mujidtapha743/
Musthapher742/
Majistapha741/
Mmujitapha741/
Mustahaffa741/
Musthafa7130,494/
Mustafah719,212/
Mustaffa714,529/
Mustafaj712,810/
Mostafaa712,176/
Mustafai711,734/
Mustofah711,003/
Mushtafa71655/
Mostaffa71560/
Moustafi71551/
Mustafaa71544/
Mustapid71480/
Muostafa71433/
Muthappa71306/
Mostafah71260/
Mosstafa71247/
Mostaafa71214/
Mustopah71211/
Mustafat71162/
Moostafa71161/
Mmustafa71125/
Musstafa7189/
Mustapet7151/
Mashtapa7138/
Matapaha7138/
Mostafai7137/
Musttafa7132/
Musztafa7131/
Mosthafa7129/
Mustafap7127/
Maustafa7126/
Muustafa7123/
Mustaafa7122/
Mattapha7121/
Muttappa7120/
Mataphap7119/
Mustofha7118/
Hmustafa7114/
Mustafas7113/
Mustatfa7113/
Muhstafa7113/
Mustasfa7112/
Mohtapoh7112/
Mustafad7111/
Muistafa7111/
Mustafau7111/
Musthafi7110/
Mhustafa7110/
Mautapea719/
Moestafa719/
Mastaphi719/
Mustaifa719/
Mujitapa718/
Mathapha717/
Mustafay716/
Mustopoh716/
Mhutapea716/
Mothapho716/
Mostafas715/
Moshtafa714/
Mostafeh714/
Mosttafa714/
Mastappa713/
Mustapit713/
Mustaper713/
Mustazfa713/
Mustapis713/
Mostafat713/
Mustafaz713/
Moustafe712/
Moustofa712/
Moutaffa712/
Mustafhá712/
Meustafa712/
Muystafa712/
Mastahfa711/
Mustapij711/
Mustaufa711/
Mujetapa711/
Mgustafa711/
Mustafga711/
Mujstafa711/
Maitapha711/
Mothopha711/
Moutapou711/
Moustafo711/
Moystafa711/
Mostofha711/
Mostapoo711/
Mojstafa711/
Mohthapa711/
Mujatapa711/
Muztapah711/
Mustaupi711/
Mustadfa711/
Mutahapo711/
Mutstafa711/
Mostappi711/
Mastafha711/
Mastapas711/
Mustayfa711/
Moistafa711/
Most'afa711/
Mostafay711/
Mutthapa711/
Mustafea711/
Muitaspa710/
Mutaspah710/
Mujistapher701/
Matapa672,352/
Moustoifa671,180/
Mutafa67868/
Mujistafa67860/
Moustafid67757/
Musthaffa67729/
Motafa67229/
Musthofah6798/
Mustoipah6798/
Mutapo6796/
Mushthafa6776/
Majitapha6749/
Motapo6747/
Mustafaah6742/
Mustafich6737/
Mostachfi6735/
Matthapha6728/
Moesthafa6726/
Mustopash6725/
Musthafaa6723/
Mustopich6720/
Mostashfi6719/
Mustoifah6716/
Mustaffah6713/
Mustafidh6710/
Musthafid679/
Musthapet678/
Musthafah678/
Mijitapha678/
Mustaafaa677/
Musthafap677/
Mustaffai677/
Mustopher675/
Muthappah675/
Mushtafai674/
Mostahfez674/
Mustafach674/
Mosttaffa674/
Moostaafa674/
Musttaffa674/
Musthafha673/
Musthafat673/
Mustaffaa672/
Mustafaiz672/
Mashtappa671/
Muthhappa671/
Mushtaffa671/
Mushtatfa671/
Musstapet671/
Mustadffa671/
Mustafaij671/
Hmhutapea671/
Mustatfat671/
Mujitahpa671/
Moujitafa671/
Mostafaaa671/
Moostafay671/
Musthafij671/
Mustaaffa671/
Muostafah671/
Mossttafa671/
Mostaffai671/
Mostaffas671/
Mustafahp671/
Musthahpa671/
Mujitappa671/
Mujittapa671/
Muysstafa671/
Mustafych671/
Mustayfah671/
Musstafga671/
Mustafaaa671/
Mustafaja671/
Mathaphat671/
Mattaphap671/
Mmustaffa671/

Moustapha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moustapha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰalmstfy55.88
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰmstfy29.14
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲalmstfy8.36
ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲmstfy3.34
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒalmstf1.14
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻑalmstaf0.67
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻓﻲalmstafy0.13
ﺍﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰamstfy0.07
ﻣﺼﻄﺎﻓﻰmstafy0.07
ﻣﺼﻄﺎﻓﻪmstafh0.07

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