Musafa Surname

257,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Musafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8041:164,48915,994
Nigeria5551:319,17617,566
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
India141:54,790,384527,769
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musafa (1,076) may also be a first name.

Musafa Last Name Facts

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

Musafa (Hindi: मुसाफा, Marathi: मुसाफा, Oriya: ମୁସଫା, Russian: Мусафа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musafa? popularity and diffusion

Musafa is the 257,677th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,769,336 people. The surname Musafa is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Musafa live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 243,657th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,076 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 164,489. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 43 percent live, West Java, where 30 percent live and East Java, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Musafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Musafa last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musafah92204/
Musafau92165/
Muszafa92159/
Musaffa92127/
Musatfa92103/
Mussafa9274/
Mushafa9237/
Musafat9231/
Mutsafa9230/
Musaifa9213/
Musiafa926/
Mousafa923/
Musjafa923/
Museafa922/
Muscafa921/
Musasfa921/
Musafaah86324/
Mushaffa86150/
Mushafau86146/
Musaifah8620/
Mushafah8618/
Musafaat8613/
Muszafay8612/
Mussaffa8610/
Mushafaa869/
Mussatfa864/
Musiaffa864/
Mushatfa863/
Musathfa863/
Musaffah863/
Mushaufa863/
Moussafa863/
Mutshafa862/
Muusatfa861/
Musshafa861/
Musafaij861/
Musaffat861/
Musahafa861/
Mousiafa861/
Musiafha861/
Musatfaa861/
Musatfaj861/
Musatffa861/
Musefa834,351/
Mosafa832,146/
Musofa83534/
Musafi83171/
Muzafa8354/
Mujafa8315/
Musafe8314/
Mousahfaz80118/
Mushaffau8024/
Mushaffat8013/
Moussaffa801/
Muszafaha801/
Musafer773,576/
Muchafa77738/
Mushofa77726/
Musapha77466/
Musofah77101/
Mosaffa7798/
Mussofa7772/
Musoffa7766/
Mussafi7747/
Muzaffa7745/
Musafii7730/
Musaffi7729/
Muzaifa7727/
Musafit7718/
Missafa7714/
Musofat7711/
Mausafi7711/
Mutsafi7710/
Mossafa777/
Mussefa777/
Mousafi775/
Muzafat773/
Musgofa773/
Musaafi772/
Mushafi772/
Mutsafy772/
Musuifa771/
Museefa771/
Mujaffa771/
Mosafau771/
Musafeu771/
Mushefa771/
Mosaifa771/
Musadfi771/
Muzzafa771/
Mushoffa71475/
Moussafi71378/
Musatpha71222/
Mussoffa7160/
Mushapha7130/
Mussafer7127/
Musoffah7126/
Mussaffi7125/
Mushofah7124/
Mutsapha7117/
Muzaefah7115/
Musaffer7112/
Mousaffi7110/
Mousafii719/
Mousapha718/
Musiapha717/
Mousafid717/
Mujaifah716/
Mausaifi714/
Musaphah713/
Mossaffa713/
Mousafer713/
Moesaffa712/
Mushafou712/
Meusaffi712/
Mushafij711/
Mushaffy711/
Muzaffat711/
Muzaffay711/
Hmosaffa711/
Mausapha711/
Mousaufe711/
Muszapha711/
Mushafhi711/
Musaifer711/
Muzaffai711/
Muzzaffa711/
Mosafi67317/
Muzofa67243/
Moussafii67136/
Moussafer67127/
Musofi6758/
Mushoffah6748/
Mussoffah6715/
Moussafou6713/
Misofa679/
Mousatpha677/
Muzafi675/
Mussafeer674/
Mosafe672/
Musshafer671/
Mouchafaa671/
Mouscafey671/
Moussoufa671/
Mosafo671/
Moussaffi671/
Musefo671/
Muzefa671/
Muzafe671/

Musafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musafa in the Oriya language
ମୁସଫାmusapha-
Musafa in the Marathi language
मुसाफाmusapha88.89
मुसाफmusapha5.56
मूसाफाmusapha5.56
Musafa in the Hindi language
मुसाफाmusapha87.5
मुसफाmusapha12.5
Musafa in the Russian language
Мусафаmusafa-

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