Masafar Surname
Approximately 10,792 people bear this surname
Masafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 8,464 | 1:3,799 | 394 |
| Iran | 2,327 | 1:32,996 | 3,933 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Masafar (3,291) may also be a first name.
Masafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masafar (Hindi: मसफर) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Masafar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,874th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 675,273 people. The surname Masafar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Masafar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 124,733rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 3,291 people.
The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 8,464 people, or 1 in 3,799. In Afghanistan Masafar is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 35 percent live, Kabul, where 18 percent live and Kunar, where 12 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 22 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masafare | 93 | 2,279 | / |
| Mahsafar | 93 | 29 | / |
| Masgafar | 93 | 13 | / |
| Masaafar | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mashafar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mazafar | 86 | 143 | / |
| Majafar | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mosafar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Masafor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Massadfare | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazafare | 80 | 52 | / |
| Majaffar | 80 | 32 | / |
| Mazaffar | 80 | 32 | / |
| Majaifar | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mehsafar | 80 | 12 | / |
| Masoofar | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mauzafar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mosaifar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mashafor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mosavfar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masodfar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moosafar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majahfar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majjafar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazhafar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mousafar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashefar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Masoudfar | 75 | 129 | / |
| Mahasavar | 75 | 28 | / |
| Moshgafar | 75 | 17 | / |
| Moussafar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mousaffar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matjaffar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masoofard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mauzaffar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mozafar | 71 | 436 | / |
| Mojafar | 71 | 117 | / |
| Massoudfar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masefor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mezafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozaffar | 67 | 4,309 | / |
| Mojaffar | 67 | 278 | / |
| Majaphar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mojjafar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mazoffar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mozzafar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosaphar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojapfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moojafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesafeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouzafar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashooffard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozafare | 67 | 1 | / |
Masafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masafar in the Hindi language | ||
| मसफर | masaphara | - |
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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 Masafar
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