Around the world, مصطف (مصطف 
) is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly given name. The forename مصطف is habitual in Morocco, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely female name, Syria, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Egypt, and Sudan. Likewise, مصطف is the last name as well as the forename.