Moutapha Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Moutapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 110 | 1:174,473 | 6,193 |
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Moutapha (306) may also be a first name.
Moutapha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moutapha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moutapha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moutapha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moutapha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Moutapha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Moutapha are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Moutapha is also the 503,193rd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 306 people.
The surname Moutapha is most common in Niger, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 174,473. In Niger Moutapha is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 35 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 23 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moutapha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moutapha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ | almstfy | - |
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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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- 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 Moutapha
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