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
The surname Masaja (Marathi: मसाजा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masaja is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Masaja is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Masaja live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Masaja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Masaja is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 88 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Masaja exists in 6 countries. It is also found 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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