Masaja Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Masaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masaja (10) may also be a first name.
Masaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masaja (Marathi: मसाजा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Masaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masaja is the 1,691,963rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Masaja is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Masaja live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masaja is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Masaja is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 88 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Masaja exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masaja in the Marathi language | ||
| मसाजा | masaja | - |
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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 Masaja
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