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) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mašara, Masarà or Másara. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masara is the 92,584th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,412,315 people. The last name Masara is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Masara live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,305th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,521 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,128 people, or 1 in 4,935. In Zimbabwe Masara is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 23 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
Masara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Masara has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Masara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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- 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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