Macassar Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macassar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macassar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Macassar Last Name Facts

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

Macassar is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macassar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Macassar is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Macassar are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 36 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Macassar is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa Macassar is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macassard942/
Macasar938/
Makassar88574/
Machasar8889/
Majassar883/
Macasart881/
MacAsare881/
Mazassar881/
Machausar821/
Makasar801,018/
Macazar80172/
Masasar806/
Macosar801/
Majasar801/
Makasare754,823/
Makasiar75299/
Macausor75133/
Macasore7515/
Mojassar7513/
Makhasar755/
Makausar754/
Maqasare754/
Makkasar753/
Macachar751/
Mekassar751/
Mausasar751/
Maijasar751/
Makkasare7117/
Makhasare714/
Masasahar711/
MacKausor710/
Makesar67305/
McCosar6760/
Makazar6716/
Maqasor6714/
Mekasar678/
Mojasar674/
Mokasar671/
Makosar671/

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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 Macassar
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