Msafari Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Msafari Surname User-submission:
Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.
Msafari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 508 | 1:90,905 | 8,164 |
| Indonesia | 129 | 1:1,025,188 | 74,895 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Msafari (366) may also be a first name.
Msafari Surname Meaning
Msafari Demographics
Msafari Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Msafari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msafari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msafari is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msafari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msafari is the 509,669th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. Msafari is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Msafari live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 454,857th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 366 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 90,905. In Kenya Msafari is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 77 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Msafari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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