Masave Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Masave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 239 | 1:193,221 | 14,280 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
The alternate forms: Masavé (1) are calculated separately.
Masave (15) may also be a first name.
Masave Demographics
Masave Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masave (Marathi: मसवे, Russian: Масаве) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Masavé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masave? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 851,613th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. Masave occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Masave are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
Masave is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 60 percent live and Machakos County, where 40 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Masave Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Masave surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masave in the Marathi language | ||
| मसवे | masave | 60 |
| मासवे | masave | 40 |
| Masave in the Russian language | ||
| Масаве | masave | - |
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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 Masave
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