Msafir Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Msafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Msafir (13) may also be a first name.

Msafir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msafir is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msafir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msafir is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msafir reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msafir is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name Msafir is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Msafir is primarily found in: Mombasa County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya Msafir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msafire925/
Mmsafir921/
M'Safire861/
Msafer8334/
Msafeer772/
Msefer67799/
McAfer674/
Mzafer671/
Mjafer671/
Mschaefer670/
Mseffer62861/
McAffer6252/
Mcafeer621/
Mssefer621/
McHafer620/
Msseffer574/
Mdjaffer573/
McAfeejr571/

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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 Msafir
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