Musitafa Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Musitafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 492 | 1:360,046 | 19,339 |
| Uganda | 180 | 1:216,885 | 16,934 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Musitafa (6,967) may also be a first name.
Musitafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musitafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musitafa is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musitafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Musitafa is the 416,960th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name Musitafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musitafa reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,805th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 6,967 people.
Musitafa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 360,046. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 36 percent live, Osun, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Musitafa occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musitafah | 94 | 13 | / |
| Musittafa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Musitafau | 94 | 1 | / |
| Musistafa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Musitaafa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muisitafa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mushitafa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Moussitafa | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mujitafa | 88 | 1,026 | / |
| Musitefa | 88 | 25 | / |
| Mositafa | 88 | 19 | / |
| Musytafa | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mugitafa | 88 | 12 | / |
| Musitofa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Musetafa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Misitafa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musitafe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mucitafa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mujittafa | 82 | 547 | / |
| Musitapha | 82 | 101 | / |
| Mujjitafa | 82 | 29 | / |
| Mujidtafa | 82 | 16 | / |
| Mujitafah | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mujithafa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mousetafa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mujitaafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugittafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moshitafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moujitafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mossitafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moudjitafa | 78 | 3 | / |
| Moussetafa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mujjidtafa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mujittafha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mugittafha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moussitofa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Musetefa | 75 | 3,381 | / |
| Mosetafa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musetofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moussitoufa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Moussitoifa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mujitapha | 71 | 606 | / |
| Mugitapha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Musitopha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Musetapha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mugettafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujittapha | 67 | 249 | / |
| Mujjitapha | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mugittapha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moujitapha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mujidtapha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mousetapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmujitapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musitapher | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Musitafa
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