Msafiri Surname
Approximately 39,374 people bear this surname
Msafiri Surname User-submission:
Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.
Msafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 38,003 | 1:1,393 | 180 |
| Kenya | 856 | 1:53,948 | 5,409 |
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Msafiri (34,078) may also be a first name.
Msafiri Surname Meaning
Msafiri Demographics
Msafiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Msafiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msafiri is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msafiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msafiri is the 14,150th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 185,085 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msafiri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,230th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 34,078 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 38,003 people, or 1 in 1,393. In Tanzania Msafiri is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Geita Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Msafiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (89%) in Kenya.
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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
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