Msaif Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Msaif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 30 | 1:1,287,718 | 42,667 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Msaif (1,222) may also be a first name.
Msaif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msaif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msaif is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msaif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Msaif occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Msaif are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Mahgreb. Msaif is also the 226,387th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,222 people.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,287,718. In Algeria Msaif is most numerous in: Tindouf Province, where 90 percent are found, Laghouat Province, where 3 percent are found and Saïda Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 15 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msayif | 91 | 5 | / |
| M'Saif | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mssaif | 91 | 2 | / |
| Msaf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Msaaf | 80 | 384 | / |
| Msaef | 80 | 4 | / |
| Msaib | 80 | 4 | / |
| Msitf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mshaf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Msift | 80 | 2 | / |
| Msiaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msafs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msoif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshiof | 73 | 51 | / |
| Msatfh | 73 | 37 | / |
| Msayib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msaiib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshaft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msafhh | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Saaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Sidf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msav | 67 | 23 | / |
| Msab | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mzaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Msib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msyf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Msaif
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