Masaje Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Masaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Masaje (31) may also be a first name.
Masaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masaje (Marathi: मसजे) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masaje? popularity and diffusion
Masaje is the 2,635,433rd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Masaje live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 31 people.
The surname Masaje is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 55 percent live, Yobe, where 26 percent live and Borno, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masaje in the Marathi language | ||
| मसजे | masaje | 73.68 |
| मसाजे | masaje | 26.32 |
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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 Masaje
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