Maissare Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Maissare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Maissare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maissare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maissare (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﻩ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maissare? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Maissare occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maissare live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 170,619. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 71 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 13 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Mauritania Maissare occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maissare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maissare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭﻩ | mysarh | 76.92 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺎﺭﻩ | mysarh | 15.38 |
| ﻣﻴﺼﺎﺭ | mysar | 7.69 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maissare
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