Misafir Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Austria

Misafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1091:713,95836,326
Austria151:567,69652,281
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Misafir (37) may also be a first name.

Misafir Last Name Facts

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

Misafir is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Misafir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Misafir are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Misafir is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 713,958. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Tokat Province, where 78 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 6 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Misafir Last Name Statistics demography

Misafir earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musafir862,090/
Misafer862/
Müsafir861/
Musaffir8019/
Musaafir8011/
Mushafir8010/
Mussafir804/
Mussaffir753/
Musafer713,576/
Muzafir71255/
Mesafer71186/
Musafyr7155/
Musofir7116/
Mizafer711/
Messafer67226/
Musaphir6733/
Mussafer6727/
Musaffer6712/
Muzaffir678/
Muzafair676/
Mushofir675/
Mesaifer671/
Musaifer671/
Muzzafir671/
Mesafeur671/

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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 Misafir
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