Mushafa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mushafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mushafa (74) may also be a first name.
Mushafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mushafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mushafa (Hindi: मुस्तफा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mushafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Mushafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Mushafa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 74 people.
Mushafa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Mushafa is most numerous in: Ogun, where 62 percent are found, Ondo, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mushafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mushafa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुस्तफा | mustapha | 50 |
| मुशाफा | musapha | 50 |
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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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- 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 Mushafa
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