Maasu Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Maasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maasu (88) may also be a first name.
Maasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maasu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Maasu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maasu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,252,959th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Maasu is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Maasu reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 88 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 1,417,142. In Nigeria Maasu is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 25 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Maasu
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