Masa Surname
Approximately 32,921 people bear this surname
Masa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,952 | 1:96,462 | 6,355 |
| Nigeria | 3,337 | 1:53,084 | 4,059 |
| Philippines | 3,295 | 1:30,725 | 4,451 |
| Spain | 2,303 | 1:20,300 | 2,233 |
| Indonesia | 2,045 | 1:64,670 | 7,031 |
| DR Congo | 1,833 | 1:40,305 | 4,962 |
| Thailand | 1,795 | 1:39,353 | 4,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,545 | 1:5,277 | 317 |
| Egypt | 1,525 | 1:60,286 | 5,690 |
| South Africa | 630 | 1:85,996 | 10,582 |
| Argentina | 546 | 1:78,285 | 6,622 |
| Uganda | 535 | 1:72,971 | 8,025 |
| United States | 535 | 1:677,493 | 53,934 |
| Hungary | 474 | 1:20,709 | 2,327 |
| Italy | 349 | 1:175,234 | 26,326 |
| Kenya | 312 | 1:148,012 | 11,804 |
| Ecuador | 261 | 1:60,942 | 5,105 |
| Poland | 185 | 1:205,453 | 27,329 |
| Zimbabwe | 184 | 1:83,903 | 12,221 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| Colombia | 159 | 1:300,466 | 5,766 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Russia | 145 | 1:993,952 | 76,823 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| Malaysia | 137 | 1:215,286 | 12,518 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Algeria | 125 | 1:309,052 | 30,044 |
| Panama | 121 | 1:32,333 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 120 | 1:1,034,385 | 13,379 |
| Peru | 120 | 1:264,868 | 10,614 |
| Cameroon | 114 | 1:182,185 | 19,170 |
| Cuba | 111 | 1:103,808 | 3,069 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Switzerland | 79 | 1:103,961 | 11,033 |
| Taiwan | 79 | 1:296,769 | 2,416 |
| Venezuela | 73 | 1:413,754 | 8,457 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Solomon Islands | 57 | 1:10,176 | 1,762 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Japan | 35 | 1:3,652,694 | 35,474 |
| Jordan | 34 | 1:260,072 | 10,522 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Palestine | 20 | 1:227,442 | 9,690 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Maşa (889), Maša (527), Māsa (3), Masá (1) & Máša (359) are calculated separately.
Masa (50,467) may also be a first name.
Masa Demographics
Masa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masa (Arabic: مآسي, Bengali: মসা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺹ, Hindi: मासा, Marathi: मसा, Oriya: ମାସା, Russian: Маса) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Maşa, Maša, Māsa, Masá or Máša. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,862nd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 221,365 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Masa live; 25 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 18,370th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 50,467 people.
The surname Masa is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 7,952 people, or 1 in 96,462. In India Masa is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 39 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Masa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Masa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Masa surname increased 922 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Masa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Masa last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya and Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Masa are 16.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Masa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,700 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.92% less than the national average, earning R 114,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $19,120,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.71% less than the national average, earning $31,443 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺹ | mas | 87.5 |
| ﻣﺎﺻﻪ | mash | 12.5 |
| Masa in the Hindi language | ||
| मासा | masa | 75.91 |
| मसा | masa | 23.78 |
| Masa in the Marathi language | ||
| मसा | masa | 65.17 |
| मासा | masa | 34.24 |
| मास | masa | 0.08 |
| Masa in the Bengali language | ||
| মসা | masa | 50 |
| মাসা | masa | 50 |
| Masa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସା | masa | 34.07 |
| ମଶା | masa | 23.34 |
| ମସା | masa | 16.72 |
| ମସ | masa | 11.67 |
| ମାଶା | masa | 9.15 |
| ମଷା | masa | 1.58 |
| ମାଂସା | mansa | 0.95 |
| େମାସା | emasa | 0.63 |
| ମଶ | masa | 0.63 |
| ମାସ | masa | 0.32 |
| ମାଷା | masa | 0.32 |
| Masa in the Russian language | ||
| Маса | masa | - |
| Masa in the Arabic language | ||
| مآسي | masy | - |
| مساء | msa | - |
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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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