Masao Surname
Approximately 1,812 people bear this surname
Masao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 938 | 1:56,441 | 6,141 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Japan | 136 | 1:940,032 | 19,489 |
| Lesotho | 127 | 1:16,004 | 3,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 119 | 1:68,519 | 8,947 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| Philippines | 65 | 1:1,557,511 | 106,526 |
| Marshall Islands | 28 | 1:1,851 | 445 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Micronesia | 17 | 1:6,250 | 675 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Masao (673,962) may also be a first name.
Masao Demographics
Average Masao Salary in
United States
$31,519 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masao (Bengali: মাসাও, Oriya: ମାସାଓ, Russian: Масао) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masao? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masao is the 224,511th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,021,824 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Masao are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,455th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 673,962 people.
Masao is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 938 people, or 1 in 56,441. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 34 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Japan, where 8 percent reside.
Masao Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Masao surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Masao earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 27.36% less than the national average, earning R 172,632 per year and in United States they earn 26.95% less than the national average, earning $31,519 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masao in the Bengali language | ||
| মাসাও | masa'o | - |
| Masao in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସାଓ | masa'o | - |
| Masao in the Russian language | ||
| Масао | masao | - |
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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 Masao
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