Moustapha Surname
Approximately 100,819 people bear this surname
Moustapha Surname User-submission:
This is a Turkified version of the Arabic name 'مُصْطَفَى'(muṣṭafâ). It means 'choosen'.
Moustapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 51,608 | 1:263 | 23 |
| Niger | 29,890 | 1:642 | 106 |
| Cameroon | 7,811 | 1:2,659 | 300 |
| Benin | 3,893 | 1:2,655 | 323 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,283 | 1:17,982 | 1,383 |
| Mauritania | 1,141 | 1:3,589 | 439 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Djibouti | 649 | 1:1,410 | 153 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| France | 191 | 1:347,763 | 52,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Congo | 129 | 1:38,675 | 3,672 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Burkina Faso | 84 | 1:218,477 | 4,567 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 | 1:436,299 | 23,129 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
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
Moustapha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moustapha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | 55.88 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ | mstfy | 29.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻲ | almstfy | 8.36 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻲ | mstfy | 3.34 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻒ | almstf | 1.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻑ | almstaf | 0.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﺎﻓﻲ | almstafy | 0.13 |
| ﺍﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ | amstfy | 0.07 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﺎﻓﻰ | mstafy | 0.07 |
| ﻣﺼﻄﺎﻓﻪ | mstafh | 0.07 |
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