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 surname Mushafa (Hindi: मुस्तफा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mushafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Mushafa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mushafa is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 74 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 62 percent are found, Ondo, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Mushafa
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