Masara Surname
Approximately 5,160 people bear this surname
Masara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,128 | 1:4,935 | 482 |
| Nigeria | 515 | 1:343,967 | 18,639 |
| Kenya | 464 | 1:99,526 | 8,734 |
| India | 363 | 1:2,113,128 | 71,269 |
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Mašara (12), Masarà (6) & Másara (1) are calculated separately.
Masara (4,521) may also be a first name.
Masara Demographics
Average Masara Salary in
United States
$44,114 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masara (Arabic: معاصري, Hindi: मसरा, Marathi: मसरा, Oriya: ମସରା, Russian: Масара) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Mašara, Masarà or Másara. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masara is the 92,584th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,412,315 people. The last name Masara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Masara live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masara is also the 102,305th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 4,521 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,128 people, or 1 in 4,935. In Zimbabwe Masara is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 23 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Masara is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.
Masara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Masara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Masara surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Masara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Masara surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Masara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84% less than the national average, earning R 38,028 per year and in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masara in the Hindi language | ||
| मसरा | masara | 99.61 |
| मिश्रा | misra | 0.1 |
| मसरां | masaram | 0.1 |
| मासारा | masara | 0.05 |
| मसारा | masara | 0.05 |
| मसरू | masaru | 0.05 |
| Masara in the Oriya language | ||
| ମସରା | masara | 92.67 |
| ମଶା | masa | 2.62 |
| ମାସାରା | masara | 1.05 |
| ମାସରା | masara | 1.05 |
| ମଶାରା | masara | 0.52 |
| ମସାରା | masara | 0.52 |
| Masara in the Marathi language | ||
| मसरा | masara | 79.07 |
| मसराम | masarama | 4.65 |
| मन्सुराम | mansurama | 4.65 |
| मसारा | masara | 4.65 |
| मैसरा | maisara | 2.33 |
| मासारा | masara | 2.33 |
| मारग्या | maragya | 2.33 |
| Masara in the Russian language | ||
| Масара | masara | - |
| Masara in the Arabic language | ||
| معاصري | masry | - |
| مسارا | msara | - |
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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
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- 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 Masara
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