Masafu Surname
Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname
Masafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,202 | 1:38,419 | 4,096 |
| Uganda | 216 | 1:180,737 | 15,048 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masafu (332) may also be a first name.
Masafu Demographics
Average Masafu Salary in
South Africa
R 463,668
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masafu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 241,541st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,406,013 people. The last name Masafu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masafu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 480,499th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 332 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 38,419. In Kenya Masafu is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 83 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Masafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masafu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.12% more than the national average, earning R 463,668 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsafu | 92 | 272 | / |
| Mashafu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Masiafu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Masaafu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maasafu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masafou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masafau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matshafu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Massafou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Massafuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mazafu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Masefu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Majafu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Masofu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Machafu | 77 | 747 | / |
| Masefau | 77 | 15 | / |
| Masaphu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mosafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majapfu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majafuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mashaphu | 71 | 1,394 | / |
| Matchafu | 71 | 96 | / |
| Machafut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mashoofu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mojafu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Moussafou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mazefu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Massoufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahassefou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Masephu | 62 | 363 | / |
| Machofu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Maxhofu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mazofou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Masephou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matshophu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Messoufou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matchofeu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mozefu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mohdshaifu | 50 | 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 Masafu
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