Masafah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Masafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Masafah (16) may also be a first name.
Masafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masafah has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Masafah.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Masafah live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan Masafah is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 60 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 20 percent reside and Faryab, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside and Jordan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massafah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maisafah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Masafa | 92 | 60 | / |
| Maisafaht | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maasafa | 86 | 324 | / |
| Matsafa | 86 | 79 | / |
| Masofah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Maszafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Massafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masafau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Messafah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mathsafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massatfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matshafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massaifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massafay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosafa | 77 | 2,146 | / |
| Majafa | 77 | 613 | / |
| Masofa | 77 | 250 | / |
| Masefa | 77 | 74 | / |
| Mazafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Messaefah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machafa | 71 | 353 | / |
| Messafa | 71 | 240 | / |
| Mosaffa | 71 | 98 | / |
| Masapha | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mačafat | 71 | 17 | / |
| Masefau | 71 | 15 | / |
| Magiafa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mossafa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mosatfa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Matsafo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mousafa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Massafo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maseefa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meisafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Madjafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosaifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maesefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masofay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mesefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosafau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masapho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaifo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moscafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maseffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAffa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mashapha | 67 | 1,624 | / |
| Madsafei | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mashapho | 67 | 51 | / |
| Matsafei | 67 | 39 | / |
| Massafey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maesoffa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Motshafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mossaffa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moussafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moesaffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matsapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massafou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahsapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mausapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masjoofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsapfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmosaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Messefah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshofa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masafah
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