Messafi Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Messafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Iran841:914,07843,588
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Messafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Messafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Messafi is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Messafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Messafi is the 961,438th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. Messafi is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Messafi reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Mahgreb.

It is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Other than Morocco this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Messafi Last Name Statistics demography

Messafi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messaifi932/
Messafih931/
Messatfi931/
Messaffi931/
Massafi86330/
Messafa86240/
Mesatfi865/
Messafe862/
Messefi861/
Mehsafi861/
Messafer80226/
Masshafi805/
Meusaffi802/
Mosshafi801/
Messofie801/
Massafei801/
Mayssafi801/
Mosafi77317/
Misafi77247/
Masafi77212/
Mashafi71976/
Massofi71286/
Mesafer71186/
Maisafi7122/
Moshafi7120/
Missafa7114/
Masahfi7110/
Mosaffi7110/
Maysafi719/
Massafe713/
Masaifi712/
Meisafa712/
Mohsafi712/
Massefi712/
Massafy711/
Mesoofi711/
Metsofi711/
Masafih711/
Meseifi711/
Mesoifi711/
Masafij711/
Massoofi6758/
Massafey6712/
Mechatfi672/
Mosshefi672/
Maishafi672/
Mos'hafi671/
Mosahafi671/
Maissafe671/
Massafeh671/
Massafay671/
Mechafai671/
Mesaifer671/
Massaffy670/

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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 Messafi
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