Mashaf Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Mashaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,114 | 1:23,721 | 2,399 |
| Iran | 87 | 1:882,558 | 42,611 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Mashaf (73) may also be a first name.
Mashaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashaf (Arabic: مشفع, Hindi: माशफ, Marathi: मशाफ) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mashaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashaf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,791st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,037,735 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mashaf reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name globally, borne by 73 people.
This surname is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,114 people, or 1 in 23,721. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 82 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 17 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live. Outside of Yemen it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashaf in the Hindi language | ||
| माशफ | masapha | - |
| Mashaf in the Marathi language | ||
| मशाफ | masapha | 87.5 |
| मसफ | masapha | 12.5 |
| Mashaf in the Arabic language | ||
| مشفع | mshf | - |
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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 Mashaf
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