Messaf Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Messaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Messaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messaf occurs most in Morocco. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Messaf.
How Common Is The Last Name Messaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Messaf is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Messaf are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Other than Morocco this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
Messaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Messaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messaf surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messaif | 92 | 510 | / |
| Messaaf | 92 | 5 | / |
| Messafe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mesaf | 91 | 9 | / |
| Massaf | 83 | 427 | / |
| Messab | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mesaaf | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mossaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Messof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meisaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mesiaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Missaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mesaif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mossaif | 77 | 6 | / |
| Messova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Messaib | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mosshaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Missaft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messabh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messouf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meysaaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masshaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Méssaif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messeif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messaab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messhaw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mesav | 73 | 45 | / |
| Masaf | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mosaf | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mesaw | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mesab | 73 | 11 | / |
| Misaf | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mesof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Messeauw | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maissafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashaf | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Messow | 67 | 346 | / |
| Meshaw | 67 | 201 | / |
| Masaaf | 67 | 171 | / |
| Moshaf | 67 | 86 | / |
| Meesab | 67 | 72 | / |
| Massof | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mesova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mosaif | 67 | 11 | / |
| Masahf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meshab | 67 | 9 | / |
| Massaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Measaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Messov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meesaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meciaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maesaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masaif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meshshova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moisaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meshof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mossaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Messob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mesabh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Missaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mechaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mossof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Missab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaïf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maisaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahsaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Messshabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesoff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Messaf
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