Masif Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Masif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 95 | 1:1,880,462 | 18,577 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Masif (851) may also be a first name.
Masif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masif (Arabic: مصيف, Hindi: मासिफ, Marathi: मसीफ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Masif reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 279,423rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 851 people.
The surname Masif is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,880,462. In Pakistan Masif is most numerous in: Punjab, where 91 percent live, Sindh, where 7 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Masif is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masif in the Marathi language | ||
| मसीफ | masipha | 80 |
| मासीफ | masipha | 20 |
| Masif in the Hindi language | ||
| मासिफ | masipha | 29.41 |
| एमआसिफ | ema'asipha | 23.53 |
| मसीफ | masipha | 17.65 |
| एमआसिफ़ | ema'asifa | 17.65 |
| मआसिफ | ma'asipha | 11.76 |
| Masif in the Arabic language | ||
| مصيف | msyf | - |
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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 Masif
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