Masatya Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masatya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masatya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masatya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masatya (Hindi: मसत्या) is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masatya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masatya is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. Masatya is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Masatya are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Masatya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania Masatya is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Katavi Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Masatya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masotya86102/
Masatia865/
Masatea861/
Masatja861/
Mashatja805/
Matsatia801/
Massatia801/
Masatiha801/
Matshotya751/
Masatio711/
Mazatia711/
Matsatio672/
Massatio671/
Massatioh631/
Masotja5766/
Mosatio577/
Mazatio573/
Mashotja53210/
Mashotia531/
Masoitja531/
Matsotio531/

Masatya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masatya in the Hindi language
मसत्याmasatya-

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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 Masatya
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