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Where Does The Last Name Mascarenhas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mascarenhas (Hindi: मस्करेन्स, Marathi: करेन्हस) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mascareñhas. For other potential spellings of Mascarenhas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mascarenhas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mascarenhas is the 8,504^th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 108,815 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Mascarenhas reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Luso-South America. Mascarenhas is also the 890,531^st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 111 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 27,625 people, or 1 in 7,749. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Bahia, where 37 percent are found, São Paulo, where 20 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 19 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Mascarenhas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mascarenhas has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Mascarenhas last name increased 1,050 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mascarenhas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mascarenhas surname are 43.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mascarenhas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 960.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 205,492 per year; in South Africa they earn 126.18% more than the national average, earning R 537,492 per year; in United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.85% more than the national average, earning $61,037 CAD per year.