Mustaph Surname

123,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mustaph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mustaph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1831:55,6534,212
Nepal2541:112,1302,226
India1871:4,101,954110,376
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mustaph (6,980) may also be a first name.

Mustaph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mustaph (Hindi: मुस्ताफ, Marathi: ताफ, Oriya: ମୁାଫ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mustaph? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,412th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,969,607 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mustaph live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,700th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 6,980 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,183 people, or 1 in 55,653. In Nigeria Mustaph is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 15 percent live, Kano, where 11 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 7 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Mustaph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mustaph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mustaph surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mustaph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moustaph93516/
Mustaphe93219/
Mustaaph938/
Mustaphs934/
Mustafph933/
Mustapht932/
Mushtaph931/
Mustapph931/
Maustaph931/
Mustah92635/
Mustap92128/
Mutaph9210/
Moustaphe88118/
Mustaphph884/
Mousthaph882/
Mousstaph881/
Mustaha86371/
Moustah86210/
Mustach8664/
Mostaph8638/
Mustaah8627/
Mustape8620/
Mustaip8614/
Mustafh868/
Mustahp868/
Mustash866/
Mustahu866/
Mustoph863/
Mutasph863/
Mustaps863/
Musthap863/
Mustafp862/
Mistaph861/
Moutaph861/
Mustapt861/
Mustaih861/
Musta839,373/
Mutah831,063/
Mutap83272/
Moustahy803,681/
Mushtaha802,210/
Moustach80321/
Mustahab8045/
Moustaha8044/
Mustaaha807/
Mustahha803/
Mustahap803/
Moustaht803/
Moushtah802/
Moustahp801/
Mousthap801/
Mosstaph801/
Mustaihb801/
Musthaha801/
Mustahaf801/
Mustahah801/
Mustahad801/
Mustaf7711,925/
Mushta771,905/
Mustea771,414/
Mutach771,377/
Mutape771,300/
Mustač77714/
Mousta77303/
Mustaj77263/
Mustad77231/
Mutaha77189/
Mujtah7770/
Muszta7765/
Mustab7761/
Mutash7760/
Mustha7744/
Mustaa7736/
Mustat7734/
Muttah7731/
Mustas7728/
Mustau7728/
Mustay7727/
Muttap7726/
Mustai7718/
Mautah7717/
Mutaip7717/
Mustav7715/
Moutah7715/
Mutaah779/
Mausta778/
Mustaz776/
Mutahu776/
Mostap775/
Mutaih775/
Mustop774/
Mutajh774/
Muthap774/
Mustga772/
Moutap772/
Muthah772/
Mistap771/
Mutahj771/
Motaph771/
Mustoa771/
Muitah771/
Mutgah771/
Mutgap771/
Mutaup771/
Mutahp771/
Moushtaha75157/
Mustapova7510/
Moushtach751/
Moustahah751/
Moustahyi751/
Moustaâha751/
Mushtahad751/
Mushtahat751/
Muta7320,186/
Mustafe717,718/
Moustat714,162/
Moustaf71845/
Mustova71428/
Mustaff71374/
Mustață71366/
Mushtai71309/
Mutatsh71275/
Moustaj71214/
Muttach71208/
Moustad71207/
Muttapp71165/
Mushtat71134/
Mutatch71117/
Mushtay71104/
Moutaha7175/
Mustaib7165/
Musthaf7161/
Mustaid7149/
Moustab7145/
Moutash7141/
Mushtaf7136/
Mustopf7127/
Mustaif7121/
Muthaih7121/
Mustaaf7119/
Mushtaj7117/
Muttaha7113/
Muthahe7112/
Mustait7111/
Musteat7111/
Mutapfe7110/
Mutahay7110/
Mustaat719/
Moustaa717/
Mushtad716/
Mushtaz716/
Musthab715/
Muttahu715/
Mostafh714/
Musthau714/
Muthaha713/
Mustafz713/
Musthaz713/
Muschta713/
Mustaft713/
Mustats713/
Moustas713/
Moutach713/
Mushtab713/
Mushtau712/
Mushtha712/
Mustaiz712/
Muhtahu712/
Mustafs712/
Mujtabh712/
Moustai712/
Muidsta712/
Mustajb712/
Mustăța712/
Moshtah712/
Mutahab712/
Maustad711/
Moustav711/
Motaiph711/
Musstaf711/
Mustaab711/
Mustaaj711/
Mustayv711/
Musttha711/
Mushdta711/
Musstay711/
Mouttah711/
Mudtaha711/
Moutape711/
Moussta711/
Moustha711/
Muistaf711/
Muhstaf711/
Mushtaw711/
Mustouh711/
Musttaf711/
Mustads711/
Mutaipe711/
Mutaish711/
Mutahaf711/
Mutahai711/
Muthahy711/
Mutaich711/
Muutaha711/
Mustauy711/
Mustaai711/
Mushtaa711/
Mustead710/
Mutai6776,318/
Musto6714,499/
Mutha679,568/
Muita676,492/
Mutta676,440/
Mouta675,961/
Moustaid675,668/
Mutaf673,220/
Mauta672,733/
Mutav672,347/
Mutea671,856/
Mosta671,776/
Mutas671,342/
Mutau671,015/
Mutaz67747/
Mutay67513/
Mhuta67440/
Mutho67356/
Mutoh67283/
Mguta67256/
Mujta67204/
Mouhtach67170/
Mmuta67167/
Muşta67157/
Mutaa67123/
Mutab67123/
Mutaš6783/
Mutop6776/
Mustó6761/
Mutat6744/
Mutaj6741/
Muhta6736/
Mutaw6736/
Mutapova6733/
Moustaud6728/
Muuta6723/
Mudta6722/
Mutaç6714/
Mutad6713/
Musthoha6712/
Motap6712/
Musthova6710/
Mutoa6710/
Muttatth679/
Meuta679/
Musthoib678/
Mouttaha678/
Moustaaf675/
Moustaad675/
Mousteau673/
Mutga673/
Mussttaf673/
Mušta673/
Mustaffe673/
Moustafe672/
Moustaïd672/
Muchtaha672/
Mushtaat672/
Muthaaih671/
Muthadth671/
Mushthau671/
Musthasf671/
Moutaich671/
Moshtahy671/
Muschtat671/
Mushchta671/
Mushthaz671/
Muthaith671/
Mousstaf671/
Mosthaap671/
Moustafs671/
Musta'at671/
Mustaaff671/

Mustaph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mustaph in the Oriya language
ମୁାଫmuapha88.24
ମୁାଫ୍muaph11.76
Mustaph in the Hindi language
मुस्ताफmustapha86.36
मुस्तफmustapha13.64
Mustaph in the Marathi language
ताफtapha66.67
तफाtapha33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mustaph
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