Mutafa Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Mutafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5821:304,36916,951
Pakistan1771:1,009,28713,056
India211:36,526,923420,161
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Mutafa (636) may also be a first name.

Mutafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutafa (Hindi: मु़तफा, Marathi: मुताफा, Russian: Мутафа) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,960th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Mutafa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,982nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 636 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 304,369. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 42 percent reside, Kwara, where 10 percent reside and Jigawa, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Mutafa occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Mutafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mutafa last name is chiefly Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mustafa921,428,632/
Muttafa92135/
Mujtafa9276/
Muztafa9257/
Moutafa9248/
Muitafa9214/
Mutaffa928/
Muthafa925/
Mutafat925/
Mudtafa924/
Muhtafa922/
Mutasfa921/
Mutaufa921/
Mutafaa921/
Mutafha921/
Moustafa86144,939/
Musthafa8630,494/
Mustaffa864,529/
Mustafha863,688/
Mustafai861,734/
Mushtafa86655/
Mustafaa86544/
Mustafat86162/
Mmustafa86125/
Musstafa8689/
Mustapfa8652/
Musttafa8632/
Mustafap8627/
Maustafa8626/
Mustaafa8622/
Hmustafa8614/
Mustafas8613/
Mustatfa8613/
Muhstafa8613/
Mustasfa8612/
Muttafat8612/
Mustafad8611/
Muistafa8611/
Mustafau8611/
Mhustafa8610/
Mustaifa869/
Mustafay866/
Mutaifah863/
Mutasfah863/
Mustazfa863/
Mustafaz863/
Muittafa862/
Moutaffa862/
Meustafa862/
Muystafa862/
Mustaufa861/
Muitaafa861/
Moutahfa861/
Mustadfa861/
Mustayfa861/
Mustafea861/
Mutafi83269/
Motafa83229/
Mutofa8353/
Mitafa8327/
Mutefa8321/
Mutafe832/
Mutafo831/
Musthaffa80729/
Moustafaa80183/
Mushthafa8076/
Moustaffa8033/
Musthafaa8023/
Moustafas8022/
Mustafpha8014/
Mousstafa808/
Mustaafaa807/
Musthafap807/
Mustaffai807/
Moustafha805/
Mustaphfa805/
Mmoustafa805/
Mushtafai804/
Mustafach804/
Mou'stafa804/
Musttaffa804/
Musthafha803/
Musthafat803/
Moustafah803/
Mustahfah803/
Mustaffaa802/
Mustafaiz802/
Mousthafa802/
Moustasfa801/
Mushtaffa801/
Mushtatfa801/
Mustadffa801/
Mustafaij801/
Mustatfat801/
Moustahfa801/
Mustapfah801/
Mustaaffa801/
Moustafai801/
Mustafahp801/
Mustafaph801/
Muysstafa801/
Mustaffha801/
Mustayfah801/
Mustafaaa801/
Mmustaffa801/
Mustofa7791,521/
Mustafi779,982/
Mustafe777,718/
Mutepfa771,310/
Moutafi77628/
Mutapha77526/
Mustafy77105/
Mustafo7759/
Mutafis7726/
Muhtofa7718/
Muhtafi7715/
Muttafi7712/
Mutavah7711/
Mutafei7711/
Mutapfe7710/
Mutaafi7710/
Mudtofa777/
Mustafé776/
Muztafi776/
Mutefah774/
Mutafyi774/
Mutafij771/
Moutafe771/
Meutafe771/
Mootafa771/
Mustafj771/
Modtafa771/
Moustahfad754/
Musthafapp751/
Mustahaffa751/
Mustafaaaa751/
Mustapha71483,467/
Musthofa717,129/
Mustafiz716,937/
Moutafis711,569/
Mustafid71956/
Moustafi71551/
Mustafij71429/
Moutapha71205/
Mustafit7191/
Mushtofa7158/
Mujtapha7157/
Mustoffa7143/
Mustaufi7140/
Mustafer7130/
Mustofai7122/
Muchtafi7120/
Mmustofa7115/
Musthafi7110/
Hmustofa719/
Mustafee719/
Mustopfa718/
Mustoofa718/
Mutoifah715/
Mustafis715/
Mustaffi715/
Mustafez714/
Muttapha714/
Mustafoi714/
Mutaphat714/
Muhtoifa713/
Mustofas713/
Muutapha713/
Muustafi713/
Mustaffe713/
Moustafe712/
Moustofa712/
Mustafhá712/
Moutafos712/
Muthafer711/
Muthapha711/
Moutefai711/
Mudtapha711/
Mustafiæ711/
Moustafo711/
Moutafou711/
Mustuofa711/
Mustafei711/
Mustaffá711/
Mustafát711/
Mutaphas711/
Mutheifa711/
Muetapha711/
Moustapha67100,819/
Moustoifa671,180/
Musthapha67857/
Moustafid67757/
Motafi67442/
Mushthofa67225/
Mustaphau67208/
Muistapha67177/
Mustaphat6770/
Mustafeez6742/
Mustaapha6741/
Mustafich6737/
Musthofas6732/
Musstapha6732/
Mustaphaa6730/
Musttapha6724/
Maustapha6722/
Mushtapha6718/
Mmustapha6712/
Mustatpha6712/
Motofa6711/
Mustafidh6710/
Mustafeed6710/
Musthafid679/
Mustaphha679/
Mouhtafid679/
Muthoifah675/
Mushtafit675/
Mushtohfa675/
Mustaphea674/
Meustapha674/
Mutofe674/
Moustahfi674/
Mhustapha673/
Mustaffer672/
Muittapha672/
Mustaphai672/
Mustaphad672/
Mustafees672/
Mustaphas672/
Mustaphay671/
Mustafije671/
Muzstapha671/
Musztapha671/
Moudtapha671/
Mouthapha671/
Motafe671/
Mujstapha671/
Mmoutapha671/
Musthafij671/
Mustaffiz671/
Mutofi671/
Mitofa671/
Mustaipha671/
Mutthapha671/
Mustafych671/

Mutafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mutafa in the Hindi language
मु़तफाmutapha-
Mutafa in the Marathi language
मुताफाmutapha54.55
मुतफाmutapha36.36
तफ़ाtafa9.09
Mutafa in the Russian language
Мутафаmutafa-

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