Musaraf Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Musaraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musaraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Musaraf (4,630) may also be a first name.

Musaraf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musaraf (Bengali: মুসারফ, Hindi: मुसरफ, Marathi: मुसरफ, Oriya: ମୁସରଫ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musaraf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,121,821st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Musaraf reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Musaraf is also the 100,790th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 4,630 people.

Musaraf is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 3,893,733. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 58 percent reside, West Bengal, where 13 percent reside and Odisha, where 9 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Musaraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musaraf in the Marathi language
मुसरफmusarapha76.19
मुसारफmusarapha7.94
मूसरफmusarapha3.17
मुशरफmusarapha3.17
मुसरफ़musarafa3.17
मुसाराफmusarapha1.59
मसरफmasarapha1.59
मुसराफ़musarafa1.59
Musaraf in the Bengali language
মুসারফmusarapha75
মুশারফmusarapha16.67
মোসারফmosarapha8.33
Musaraf in the Hindi language
मुसरफmusarapha53.85
मुसर्रफmusarrapha16.92
मुशर्रफmusarrapha10.77
मुसारफmusarapha6.15
मुशरफmusarapha3.08
मूसारफmusarapha1.54
मुर्सफmursapha1.54
Musaraf in the Oriya language
ମୁସରଫmusarapha46.43
ମୁସାରଫmusarapha35.71
ମୁସରଫ୍musaraph10.71
ମସାରଫmasarapha3.57
ମୁସାରଫ୍musaraph3.57

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Footnotes

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