Musafan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Musafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Musafan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musafan (Hindi: मुसाफन, Marathi: मुसाफान) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Musafan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musafan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musafan is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Musafan is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Musafan reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Musafan is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Osun, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mousafan931/
Muhsafan931/
Musofan8667/
Musaifatin823/
Mushofan8052/
Mushoffan753/
Muzaffam671/
Mosaphan671/
Missefan671/
Mizafon571/
Musophon53701/
Misaiphon5027/
Muzaphong505/
Misayphon502/

Musafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musafan in the Hindi language
मुसाफनmusaphana-
Musafan in the Marathi language
मुसाफानmusaphana-

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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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  • 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 Musafan
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