Mstafa Surname

171,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mstafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mstafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9941:26,5503,220
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mstafa (1,562) may also be a first name.

Mstafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mstafa (Hindi: मस्तफा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mstafa? popularity and diffusion

Mstafa is the 171,460th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,902,248 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mstafa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,999th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,562 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,994 people, or 1 in 26,550. In Tanzania Mstafa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 16 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Mstafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mstafay9216/
Mstaffa925/
Mstaafa922/
Mmstafa921/
Mstafai921/
Mstafi835/
Mstofa834/
Mstefa834/
Mstafe833/
Mstapha771,374/
Mæstafã771/
Msteefai711/
Mstaphaa711/
Mmstapha711/
Mztafe671/
McTaffe620/
McTeafe620/
Mstapher5798/
McTaffey570/

Mstafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mstafa in the Hindi language
मस्तफाmastapha-

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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 Mstafa
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