Maasay Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Maasay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Maasay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maasay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maasay (Russian: Маасай) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maasay.
How Common Is The Last Name Maasay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maasay is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Maasay is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Maasay are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Maasay is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 80 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maasay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maasay in the Russian language | ||
| Маасай | maasaj | - |
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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 Maasay
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