Msafiri Surname

14,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msafiri Surname User-submission:

Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.

Msafiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania38,0031:1,393180
Kenya8561:53,9485,409
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Msafiri (34,078) may also be a first name.

Msafiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Safari is a Swahili surname meaning 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage'.

- knaibei

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mssafiri939/
M'Safiri931/
Msafirii931/
Mmsafiri931/
M'Msafiri881/
Msafiry868/
Msafire865/
Mjafiri861/
M'Safire801/
Msaphiry676/
McAfery570/
McAffery5337/
McAfferry500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Msafiri
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