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'.
- metastaMoustapha Demographics
Average Moustapha Salary in
United States
$29,987 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is found most frequently in Chad. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moustapha.
How Common Is The Last Name Moustapha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,613th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,283 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Moustapha are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,331st most numerous forename internationally, held by 314,006 people.
The surname is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 51,608 people, or 1 in 263. Not including Chad Moustapha is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Moustapha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Moustapha are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with 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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