Masafur Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Masafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Masafur (32) may also be a first name.
Masafur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masafur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masafur (Hindi: मसफूर, Marathi: मसफूर) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masafur? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Masafur is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Masafur live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,143,546. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 67 percent are found, Kunar, where 27 percent are found and Laghman, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan Masafur is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masafur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masafur in the Marathi language | ||
| मसफूर | masaphura | - |
| Masafur in the Hindi language | ||
| मसफूर | masaphura | 90 |
| मसफुर | masaphura | 10 |
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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 Masafur
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