Msafili Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Iceland

Msafili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msafili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Msafili (16) may also be a first name.

Msafili Last Name Facts

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

Msafili occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msafili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Msafili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Msafili reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

Msafili is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 33 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Msafili
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