Masafa Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Masafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Masafa (117) may also be a first name.
Masafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masafa (Hindi: मसरुफा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masafa is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Masafa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Masafa reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 117 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masafa in the Hindi language | ||
| मसरुफा | masarupha | - |
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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
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- 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 Masafa
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