Msitafa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Msitafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Msitafa (12) may also be a first name.
Msitafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msitafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msitafa is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msitafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msitafa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msitafa is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Msitafa is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 50 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Msitafa
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