Myafi Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Myafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Myafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myafi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Myafi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Myafi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania Myafi is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 96 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 2 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myasfi913/
Meafi8018/
Miafi802/
Maiyafai771/
Mehafi733/
Miafio731/
Myaphi731/
Mehafid6739/
Magiafi6735/
Maiyafe6733/
Mehatfi673/
Mehaffi671/
Mihajfi671/
Maiyofi671/
Mihafid671/
Mehafie670/

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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 Myafi
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