Masaha Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Masaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Masaha (49) may also be a first name.
Masaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masaha (Arabic: معشي, Hindi: मसाहा, Marathi: मसहा) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Masaha is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Masaha live; 30 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name globally, borne by 49 people.
The last name Masaha is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 93 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masaha in the Hindi language | ||
| मसाहा | masaha | - |
| Masaha in the Marathi language | ||
| मसहा | masaha | - |
| Masaha in the Arabic language | ||
| معشي | mshy | - |
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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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- 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 Masaha
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