Masab Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Masab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 315 | 1:567,123 | 9,254 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Masab (1,496) may also be a first name.
Masab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masab (Arabic: مصاب, Bengali: মসব, Hindi: मसब, Marathi: मसब, Oriya: ମସବ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masab? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 683,026th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Masab reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Masab is also the 201,047th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,496 people.
The last name Masab is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 567,123. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Sindh, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 18 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masab in the Bengali language | ||
| মসব | masaba | - |
| Masab in the Oriya language | ||
| ମସବ | masaba | - |
| Masab in the Hindi language | ||
| मसब | masaba | 54.17 |
| मसाब | masaba | 29.17 |
| मसअब | masa'aba | 12.5 |
| मासाब | masaba | 4.17 |
| Masab in the Marathi language | ||
| मसब | masaba | 45.71 |
| मसाब | masaba | 31.43 |
| मासाब | masaba | 17.14 |
| मजब | majaba | 2.86 |
| मासब | masaba | 2.86 |
| Masab in the Arabic language | ||
| مصاب | msab | - |
| معصب | msb | - |
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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 Masab
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