Masaiya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Masaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masaiya (15) may also be a first name.
Masaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masaiya (Marathi: मासैया) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Masaiya reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name globally It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 83 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 17 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masaiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masaiya in the Marathi language | ||
| मासैया | masaiya | 42.86 |
| मसैया | masaiya | 42.86 |
| ईएनमसैया | i'enamasaiya | 14.29 |
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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 Masaiya
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