Nsafa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nsafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nsafa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nsafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsafa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Nsafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsafa live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nsafa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nsafa is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsafi8094/
Njafa8029/
Nsafe803/
Ncafa801/
Nzafa801/
Ndjafa7335/
Nsafou736/
Njaffa733/
Ngiafa731/
Njafat731/
Njafai731/
N'Safou67205/
Ndjaffa672/
Nshafie671/
Nsafout671/
Njatfat671/
Ndjafea671/
Nsahfeh671/
Ntjaffa671/
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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 Nsafa
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