Messifi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Messifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Messifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messifi occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Messifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Messifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Messifi is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Messifi occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Messifi reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Messifi is primarily concentrated in: Paktika, where 100 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Messifi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent live and France, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messaifi932/
Mesifi921/
Meseifi861/
Messefi861/
Mesoifi861/
Messifet8035/
Mecifi77661/
Masifi77160/
Mosifi7717/
Mesifa773/
Mezifi772/
Masseifei751/
Mashifi71212/
Meshife715/
Masifhi714/
Massefi712/
Masaifi712/
Missifa711/
Massife711/
Miesifa711/
Meseifa711/
Mieseifa6716/
Mosshefi672/
Mesaifer671/
Massiffe671/
Miesiefa671/

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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 Messifi
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