Masaga Surname
Approximately 9,834 people bear this surname
Masaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,878 | 1:6,720 | 877 |
| Philippines | 994 | 1:101,849 | 17,751 |
| Zimbabwe | 459 | 1:33,635 | 5,179 |
| Kenya | 208 | 1:222,019 | 15,715 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Masaga (3,000) may also be a first name.
Masaga Demographics
Masaga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masaga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,069th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 741,056 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Masaga live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masaga is also the 132,153rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 3,000 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7,878 people, or 1 in 6,720. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 26 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Geita Region, where 21 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Masaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Masaga earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 71.51% less than the national average, earning R 67,692 per year and in United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.
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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 Masaga
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