Mstaffa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mstaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mstaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Mstaffa Last Name Facts

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

Mstaffa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mstaffa? popularity and diffusion

Mstaffa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mstaffa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mstafa922,511/
Mstafay8616/
Mstaafa862/
Mmstafa861/
Mstafai861/
Mstafi775/
Mstofa774/
Mstefa774/
Mstafe773/
Mstapha711,374/
Mæstafã711/
McTaffe710/
Msteefai671/
Mstaphaa671/
Mmstapha671/
McTaffey670/
Mztafe621/
McTeafe570/
Mstapher5398/

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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 Mstaffa
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