Mitafa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Mitafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Mitafa (21) may also be a first name.
Mitafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mitafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mitafa is found most in Niger. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mitafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mitafa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger Mitafa is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistafa | 92 | 51 | / |
| Muitafa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Moitafa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Miotafa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muistafa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Maittafa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mistaffa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muittafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maistafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muitaafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moistafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mutafa | 83 | 868 | / |
| Mitafi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Metafa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mitofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mistofa | 77 | 1,932 | / |
| Muttafa | 77 | 135 | / |
| Mujtafa | 77 | 76 | / |
| Mystafa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mestafa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mitapha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Metafas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mutaffa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muthafa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mitafis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mudtafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muhtafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mutafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maitofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mittafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mistafá | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mistafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutaufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Methafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutafha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Metafahs | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mistapha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mutaifah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mestafai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mystafaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muystafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mojstafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mestapfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mestafha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitaphas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moystafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Messtafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muistapha | 67 | 177 | / |
| Metafe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Metafo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mutofa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Metafi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mutefa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mittaphap | 67 | 10 | / |
| Metefa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moistapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mytafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muittapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mutafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muysstafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mittaphat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mitafa
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