Masahi Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Masahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 498 | 1:106,308 | 10,330 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Masahi (227) may also be a first name.
Masahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masahi (Hindi: मसही, Marathi: मसिह) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masahi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masahi is the 507,320th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. Masahi is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Masahi reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masahi is also the 596,468th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 227 people.
The last name Masahi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 106,308. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 52 percent reside, Mara Region, where 32 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Masahi occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masahi in the Marathi language | ||
| मसिह | masiha | 66.67 |
| मासाही | masahi | 33.33 |
| Masahi in the Hindi language | ||
| मसही | masahi | 50 |
| मसाही | masahi | 25 |
| मसहि | masahi | 25 |
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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 Masahi
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