Masay Surname
Approximately 2,816 people bear this surname
Masay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,489 | 1:35,555 | 4,157 |
| Bolivia | 1,053 | 1:10,082 | 1,104 |
| Philippines | 150 | 1:674,921 | 69,745 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Masay (405) may also be a first name.
Masay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masay (Arabic: مسعى, Marathi: मासाय, Oriya: ମାସାୟ, Russian: Масай) is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masay? popularity and diffusion
Masay is the 155,589th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,587,907 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Masay are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 428,575th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 405 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,489 people, or 1 in 35,555. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 67 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 33 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 37 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.
Masay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Masay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Masay last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masay in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସାୟ | masaya | - |
| Masay in the Marathi language | ||
| मासाय | masaya | 90.57 |
| मासय | masaya | 5.66 |
| मासये | masaye | 3.77 |
| Masay in the Russian language | ||
| Масай | masaj | - |
| Masay in the Arabic language | ||
| مسعى | msy | - |
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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 Masay
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