Masama Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Masama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zimbabwe | 267 | 1:57,821 | 8,768 |
| Tanzania | 171 | 1:309,600 | 23,673 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Cameroon | 85 | 1:244,342 | 24,081 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Lesotho | 60 | 1:33,876 | 6,160 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masama (1,694) may also be a first name.
Masama Demographics
Average Masama Salary in
South Africa
R 121,704
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masama (Arabic: مسامي, Hindi: मसामा, Marathi: मासमा, Oriya: ମାସମା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 293,188th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Masama reside; 32 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,812th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 1,694 people.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
Masama Last Name Statistics demography
Masama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.79% less than the national average, earning R 121,704 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masama in the Hindi language | ||
| मसामा | masama | - |
| Masama in the Marathi language | ||
| मासमा | masama | 55.56 |
| मासामा | masama | 11.11 |
| मसामा | masama | 11.11 |
| मसमा | masama | 11.11 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 11.11 |
| Masama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସମା | masama | 50 |
| ମସମା | masama | 50 |
| Masama in the Arabic language | ||
| مسامي | msamy | - |
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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 Masama
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