Munshif Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Munshif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Munshif (53) may also be a first name.
Munshif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munshif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Munshif (Hindi: मुंशिफ, Marathi: मुन्शीफ) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Munshif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Munshif is the 664,903rd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Munshif reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Munshif is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 53 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Other than Sri Lanka Munshif is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munsif | 92 | 3,714 | / |
| Mounsif | 86 | 3,068 | / |
| Munsiff | 86 | 35 | / |
| Munshib | 86 | 12 | / |
| Munssif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Munsaif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mounssif | 80 | 652 | / |
| Mounchif | 80 | 145 | / |
| Monsif | 77 | 2,582 | / |
| Munsib | 77 | 39 | / |
| Munsef | 77 | 15 | / |
| Munsiw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munsifova | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mounchiff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mouncif | 71 | 719 | / |
| Mounsef | 71 | 263 | / |
| Monssif | 71 | 204 | / |
| Munseef | 71 | 10 | / |
| Munsiph | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mounsib | 71 | 2 | / |
| Munnsib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monsoif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monsief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munseph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munsaib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounssef | 67 | 24 | / |
Munshif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munshif in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्शीफ | munsipha | - |
| Munshif in the Hindi language | ||
| मुंशिफ | munsipha | 30.43 |
| मुंशीफ | munsipha | 21.74 |
| मुन्शीफ | munsipha | 21.74 |
| मुन्शिफ | munsipha | 17.39 |
| मुशफ | musapha | 4.35 |
| मुन्सिफ | munsipha | 4.35 |
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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 Munshif
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