Msanifu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msanifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msanifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366

Msanifu (112) may also be a first name.

Msanifu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msanifu occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msanifu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Msanifu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msanifu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msanifu is also the 885,979th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 112 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 653,600. In Tanzania it is most common in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 80 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 11 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Msanifu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Msanifu surname is primarily Muslim (100%) 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
  • 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 Msanifu
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