Masaai Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Masaai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Masaai (15) may also be a first name.
Masaai Demographics
Masaai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masaai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masaai (Marathi: मासऐ) is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Masaai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masaai is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Masaai reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masaai is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth, held by 15 people.
Masaai is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya Masaai is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent are found, Baringo County, where 1 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Masaai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masaai surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masaai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masaai in the Marathi language | ||
| मासऐ | masa'ai | 50 |
| मासऎ | masa'e | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Masaai
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