El Massaif Surname

94,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El Massaif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Massaif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan5,0021:1,768314
Palestine201:227,4429,690
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Massaif Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Massaif is found most in Jordan. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Massaif? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Massaif is the 94,791st most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,450,835 people. The surname El Massaif is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Massaif are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.

El Massaif is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is borne by 5,002 people, or 1 in 1,768. In Jordan El Massaif is mostly found in: Amman Governorate, where 92 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Madaba Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Not including Jordan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 0 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Massif951/
El Moussaif86204/
El Masaaf845/
El Masaib844/
El Masab786/
El Masouf741/
El Mashouf7074/
El Majzaub602/
El Mosatph601/
El Mahsoub601/
El Maizoub601/
El-Mahseb531/
El Majzoub50115/
El Mazzoub501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Massaif
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