Mustapha Surname

1,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mustapha Surname User-submission:

This is a Turkified version of the Arabic name 'مُصْطَفَى'(muṣṭafâ). It means 'choosen'.

Mustapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria408,8771:43348
Tanzania18,9651:2,792385
Ghana11,3611:2,378380
Sierra Leone10,5091:675127
Morocco8,0771:4,268469
Philippines6,7681:14,9581,647
Malaysia3,7081:7,954950
Algeria1,9771:19,5403,584
Egypt1,8301:50,2384,917
Chad1,8291:7,4311,045
India1,2441:616,61229,519
South Africa8271:65,5118,225
United States7701:470,72640,023
England7581:73,5078,376
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Canada3631:101,50311,010
Iraq3351:104,5423,094
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
France2941:225,92835,048
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Liberia2261:19,5071,975
United Arab Emirates1931:47,4734,835
Yemen1911:138,3527,168
Trinidad and Tobago1871:7,2941,089
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Brunei1481:2,829491
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Guyana981:7,7781,257
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Tunisia741:8,2521,385
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Palestine521:87,4786,579
Spain491:954,12336,393
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Ireland461:102,3685,449
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Jordan331:267,95310,595
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Benin221:469,80032,108
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Gambia91:213,717372
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Wales71:442,07621,198
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Mustapha (1,093,855) may also be a first name.

Mustapha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Turkified version of the Arabic name 'مُصْطَفَى'(muṣṭafâ). It means 'choosen'.

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Mustapha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mustapha (Hindi: मुस्तफा, Marathi: तफा, Oriya: ମୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mustapha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,112th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,074 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mustapha are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,093,855 people.

The surname Mustapha is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 408,877 people, or 1 in 433. In Nigeria Mustapha is most prevalent in: Borno, where 19 percent are found, Kano, where 11 percent are found and Yobe, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Mustapha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mustapha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,080 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,829 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mustapha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Mustapha last name are 19.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mustapha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.58% more than the national average, earning R 343,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.33% less than the national average, earning $17,180,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moustapha94100,819/
Musthapha94857/
Mustaphau94208/
Muistapha94177/
Mustaphat9470/
Mustapaha9460/
Mustaapha9441/
Musstapha9432/
Mustaphaa9430/
Mustappha9427/
Mustaphah9425/
Musttapha9424/
Maustapha9422/
Mushtapha9418/
Mustaspha9418/
Mustafpha9414/
Mustahpha9413/
Mmustapha9412/
Muustapha9412/
Mustatpha9412/
Mustaphha949/
Mutstapha948/
Mustaphga947/
Mustaphfa945/
Mustaphea944/
Meustapha944/
Mustgapha943/
Mhustapha943/
Mustaphai942/
Mustaphad942/
Mustaphas942/
Mustaphay941/
Muzstapha941/
Musztapha941/
Mgustapha941/
Mujstapha941/
Mustaipha941/
Mustaphaj941/
Mustapoha941/
Mustapa9315,004/
Mutapha93526/
Moustapaha89107/
Mmoustapha8919/
Mousstapha899/
Moustaapha898/
Moustapâha898/
Moustappha895/
Mousthapha895/
Mouystapha894/
Moustaphga893/
Moustahpha892/
Musthapaha892/
Moustaphaa892/
Moustaphaz892/
Moustaphha892/
Moustapoha892/
Moustaâpha892/
Mousdtapha892/
Mustaaphaa891/
Mustaphaph891/
Musthaphat891/
Moujstapha891/
Moustaphah891/
Mousztapha891/
Mustahapha891/
Moustaphai891/
Mussstapha891/
Mustafha883,688/
Mostapha883,455/
Mustapah882,606/
Mustahpa88466/
Mustaphi88447/
Musthapa88382/
Mustopha88305/
Mustaphe88219/
Moutapha88205/
Mustepha88160/
Mustappa8873/
Mustaphy8869/
Mujtapha8857/
Mustapfa8852/
Mustahfa8841/
Moustapa8827/
Mustapaa8827/
Mustaupa8818/
Hmustapa8815/
Mutaspha8810/
Mushtapa889/
Mistapha888/
Muhstapa887/
Muttapha884/
Mutaphat884/
Mustapas883/
Muutapha883/
Mustaipa882/
Musttapa882/
Muthapha881/
Mustapga881/
Mudtapha881/
Mustaspa881/
Mhustapa881/
Muistapa881/
Mustahva881/
Mustapoa881/
Mutapaha881/
Mutaphas881/
Mustapai881/
Mutapa861,684/
Musstaphaat842/
Moustaphaha841/
Moustaaphaa841/
Mustapher824,551/
Mustapich82196/
Moustaphe82118/
Mustafaha82102/
Moustapah8228/
Mosstapha8220/
Moustahpa8216/
Mustaphij8212/
Mustauphy828/
Mosthapha827/
Musthappa825/
Moustafha825/
Mustahapa825/
Moostapha825/
Moustaphi823/
Mustashpa823/
Mustahfah823/
Muittapha822/
Moustopha822/
Mustephai822/
Mustapath821/
Mustafeha821/
Mustepaha821/
Mostahpha821/
Musstapah821/
Mustappaa821/
Moudtapha821/
Moutaspha821/
Mouthapha821/
Moustahfa821/
Moustäpha821/
Mmoutapha821/
Muustaphi821/
Mustapfah821/
Mustaphee821/
Mustophat821/
Mustafaph821/
Musthapah821/
Mutthapha821/
Musthapai821/
Mustaffha821/
Mustappad821/
Mustafa801,428,632/
Mostapa80295/
Mutapay8069/
Mustapi8062/
Mustape8020/
Muthapa8013/
Mutapea8011/
Muttapa8010/
Mutappa809/
Mutaipa809/
Mujtapa809/
Mutapah807/
Mustapy804/
Mutopha803/
Mutahpa802/
Mutapad801/
Moutapa801/
Motapha801/
Mistapa801/
Muztapa801/
Mutapai801/
Mutafha801/
Moustapher787/
Moustahfad784/
Musthapher782/
Moustoipha781/
Mustahaffa781/
Moustafa75144,939/
Musthafa7530,494/
Mustafah759,212/
Mustaffa754,529/
Mustafaj752,810/
Mustafai751,734/
Mustofah751,003/
Mushtafa75655/
Mustafaa75544/
Mustapid75480/
Muthappa75306/
Mustopah75211/
Mostaphi75205/
Mustafat75162/
Mmustafa75125/
Mouttapa7593/
Musstafa7589/
Mustapet7551/
Musttafa7532/
Musztafa7531/
Mustafap7527/
Maustafa7526/
Muustafa7523/
Mustaafa7522/
Muttappa7520/
Mustofha7518/
Hmustafa7514/
Mustafas7513/
Mustatfa7513/
Muhstafa7513/
Mustasfa7512/
Mustafad7511/
Muistafa7511/
Mustafau7511/
Musthafi7510/
Mhustafa7510/
Mautapea759/
Mustaifa759/
Mosthapa757/
Mustafay756/
Mustopoh756/
Mhutapea756/
Mustapit753/
Mustaper753/
Mustazfa753/
Mustapis753/
Mostahfa753/
Mothapha753/
Mustafaz753/
Mostaphe752/
Mostafha752/
Mustafhá752/
Meustafa752/
Muystafa752/
Mostopha751/
Mistappa751/
Mustapij751/
Mustaufa751/
Mgustafa751/
Mustafga751/
Mujstafa751/
Moutahfa751/
Muztapah751/
Mustaupi751/
Mustadfa751/
Mutahapo751/
Mutstafa751/
Mustayfa751/
Mostapfa751/
Mutthapa751/
Mustefah751/
Mustafea751/
Muitaspa750/
Mutaspah750/
Mutafa71868/
Musthaffa71729/
Moustafaa71183/
Musthofah7198/
Mustoipah7198/
Mutapo7196/
Mushthafa7176/
Mustafaah7142/
Mustafich7137/
Moustaffa7133/
Motapa7133/
Mustopash7125/
Musthafaa7123/
Moustafas7122/
Mustopich7120/
Mustoifah7116/
Mustaffah7113/
Mouttappa7112/
Mustafidh7110/
Musthafid719/
Musthapet718/
Musthafah718/
Mousstafa718/
Mustaafaa717/
Musthafap717/
Mustaffai717/
Mustopher715/
Mmoustafa715/
Muthappah715/
Mushtafai714/
Mustafach714/
Moustahfi714/
Mou'stafa714/
Musttaffa714/
Musthafha713/
Musthafat713/
Moustafah713/
Mustaffaa712/
Mustafaiz712/
Mousthafa712/
Moustasfa711/
Muthhappa711/
Mushtaffa711/
Mushtatfa711/
Musstapet711/
Mustadffa711/
Mustafaij711/
Hmhutapea711/
Mustatfat711/
Moustafga711/
Musthafij711/
Mustaaffa711/
Moustafai711/
Mustafahp711/
Musthahpa711/
Mossthapa711/
Muysstafa711/
Mustafych711/
Mustayfah711/
Musstafga711/
Mustafaaa711/
Mustafaja711/
Mmustaffa711/
Mostafa671,096,096/
Mustofa6791,521/
Mustefa6772,407/
Mustopa6722,576/
Mustafi679,982/
Mustafe677,718/
Mustopo67630/
Moustahfid67587/
Mothapa67446/
Muttafa67135/
Mustafy67105/
Mujtafa6776/
Mustafo6759/
Muztafa6757/
Mistafa6751/
Moutafa6748/
Mustafá6746/
Motappa6716/
Muitafa6714/
Mutavah6711/
Mutaffa678/
Mautapo677/
Mustafé676/
Muthafa675/
Mostapi675/
Mutafat675/
Mustafà675/
Mudtafa674/
Mostape673/
Musthafeez672/
Muhtafa672/
Moutapo671/
Mottapa671/
Mutasfa671/
Mustafaova671/
Musthafapp671/
Musthafeed671/
Mutaufa671/
Mutafaa671/
Muttapo671/
Motapho671/
Mustafj671/
Mustafaaaa671/

Mustapha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mustapha in the Hindi language
मुस्तफाmustapha97.99
मुस्ताफाmustapha1.03
मूस्तफाmustapha0.73
मुस्तफााmustaphaa0.12
मुस्ताफmustapha0.06
Mustapha in the Marathi language
तफाtapha85.19
तफtapha3.7
्तफाtapha3.7
मुसतफाmusatapha3.7
ताफाtapha3.7
Mustapha in the Oriya language
ମୁmu49.72
ମହmaha10.5
େସଖesakha8.29
ଫାpha6.63
େଶଖesakha6.63
ମୁାଫାmuapha4.42
ମୁସତଫାmusatapha4.42
େଶଖ୍esakh3.31
ସୟଦsayada1.1
ସାୟାଦsayada0.55
ମୁାଫmuapha0.55
ସାହିଦsahida0.55
ମୁଶତଫାmusatapha0.55
ମୂାଫାmuapha0.55

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