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 found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msitafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Msitafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Msitafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msitafa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 12 people.
The surname Msitafa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Msitafa is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 50 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Msitafa is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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- 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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