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
Masaha (Arabic: معشي, Hindi: मसाहा, Marathi: मसहा) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,955,159th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Masaha live; 30 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Masaha is also the 1,430,306th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Masaha is most common in: West Region, where 93 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Masaha is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
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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