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

Mutafa (Hindi: मु़तफा, Marathi: मुताफा, Russian: Мутафа) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mutafa is the 403,960th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. Mutafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Mutafa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mutafa is also the 329,982nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 636 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 304,369. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 42 percent live, Kwara, where 10 percent live and Jigawa, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Mutafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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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