Maissara Surname
Approximately 831 people bear this surname
Maissara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 242 | 1:85,823 | 10,423 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Mauritania | 195 | 1:20,999 | 1,877 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Maïssara (3) are calculated separately.
Maissara (1,727) may also be a first name.
Maissara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maissara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maissara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﻩ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant: Maïssara. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maissara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 418,171st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name Maissara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maissara reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Maissara is also the 184,711th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,727 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 85,823. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 64 percent live, North Region, where 36 percent live and Centre Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maissara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maissara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﻩ | mysarh | 37.35 |
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭ | mysar | 21.69 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭﻩ | mysarh | 18.07 |
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﺓ | mysart | 7.23 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭ | mysar | 6.02 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭﺓ | mysart | 3.61 |
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﺍ | mysara | 2.41 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭﺍ | mysara | 1.2 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭﻯ | mysary | 1.2 |
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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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- 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 Maissara
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