Masafi Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Masafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Masafi (72) may also be a first name.
Masafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masafi (Oriya: ମସଫି) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,136,896th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Masafi live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 72 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 236,012. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 84 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masafi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମସଫି | masaphi | - |
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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 Masafi
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