Masakia Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masakia (46) may also be a first name.

Masakia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masakia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Masakia occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masakia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masakia is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Masakia are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masakia is also the 1,484,914th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 46 people.

Masakia is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Masakia is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 47 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 21 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 5 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masakija931/
Masakio8615/
Masokia861/
Massakio8010/
Motsakia801/
Maijakia801/
Massaqia801/
Masaquias751/
Motshakia751/
Masacchia751/
Machakhia751/
Machhakhia7132/
Mosekia711/
Mesekia711/
Majakya711/
Mazachia672/
Masaquio672/
Massakyo671/
Moshokia671/
Moshakya671/
Mouzakia671/
Meshekia671/
MacOckia670/

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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 Masakia
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