How common is the surname Mustafa?

5,873 people in the United States had the surname Mustafa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,570 Americans. It ranked 5,875th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mustafa?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Mustafa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Mustafa?

Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and former NFL practice squad wide receiver.

Where is the surname Mustafa most common?

Wikidata records people named Mustafa in the United States.

Is the surname Mustafa getting more or less common?

More common. 3,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,873 in 2010, up 48%.

Is Mustafa also a first name?

Yes. Mustafa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mustafa

A surname, carried by 5,873 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M231 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mustafa is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,873 people named Mustafa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,570 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,970.

#5,875

rank among US surnames

5,873

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+47.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,724)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,872	Hargett	5,876	52,543
#5,873	Schaller	5,875	52,552
#5,874	Vanburen	5,874	52,561
#5,875	Lombard	5,873	52,570

Who is named Mustafa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Mustafa identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.9%
Two or more races 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mustafas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Isaiah Mustafa
American actor and former NFL practice squad wide receiver, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mustafa

Mustafic

Mustafa has the Soundex code M231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M231.

Questions

How common is the surname Mustafa?: 5,873 people in the United States had the surname Mustafa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,570 Americans. It ranked 5,875th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mustafa?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Mustafa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Mustafa?: Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and former NFL practice squad wide receiver.
Where is the surname Mustafa most common?: Wikidata records people named Mustafa in the United States.
Is the surname Mustafa getting more or less common?: More common. 3,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,873 in 2010, up 48%.
Is Mustafa also a first name?: Yes. Mustafa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.