Mushaffau Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Mushaffau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mushaffau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Maldives31:134,7244,057

Mushaffau (43) may also be a first name.

Mushaffau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushaffau is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushaffau? popularity and diffusion

Mushaffau is the 4,034,050th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Mushaffau is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mushaffau reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mushaffau is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Mushaffau is most numerous in: Kano, where 67 percent reside, Oyo, where 24 percent reside and Jigawa, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushaffa94150/
Mushafau94146/
Mushaffat8913/
Musafau88165/
Musaffa88127/
Mushafa8837/
Mushafu883/
Mushoffa82475/
Mushafah8218/
Mussaffa8210/
Mushafaa829/
Musiaffa824/
Mushatfa823/
Musaffah823/
Mushaufa823/
Mushafou822/
Mutshafa822/
Musshafa821/
Musahafa821/
Musatffa821/
Musaffat821/
Musafa801,528/
Musafu80255/
Mushoffah7848/
Moussaffa781/
Mushafiya781/
Muchafa75738/
Mushofa75726/
Musafah75204/
Muszafa75159/
Musatfa75103/
Mosaffa7598/
Mussafa7574/
Musoffa7566/
Muzaffa7545/
Musafat7531/
Mutsafa7530/
Musaifa7513/
Muchafu7511/
Musiafa756/
Musjafa753/
Mousafa753/
Museafa752/
Mushefa751/
Musafeu751/
Musasfa751/
Mosafau751/
Musafaah71324/
Mussoffa7160/
Mushapha7130/
Musoffah7126/
Mushofah7124/
Musaifah7120/
Musafaat7113/
Muszafay7112/
Musafija7110/
Mussatfa714/
Moussafa713/
Musathfa713/
Mossaffa713/
Moesaffa712/
Musatfaa711/
Muusatfa711/
Mushafij711/
Hmosaffa711/
Muzaffai711/
Muzzaffa711/
Musatfaj711/
Mushaphu711/
Musafiya711/
Mousiafa711/
Mousafae711/
Musafaij711/
Muzaffay711/
Musefa674,351/
Mosafa672,146/
Musofa67534/
Musefu67494/
Mousahfaz67118/
Muzafa6754/
Mussoffah6715/
Moussafou6713/
Mosaffaie672/
Musofu672/
Mouchafaa671/
Musafagge671/

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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 Mushaffau
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