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 or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maissare? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maissare are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 170,619. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 71 percent live, Trarza Region, where 13 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
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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- 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 Maissare
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