Maseye Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Maseye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maseye (41) may also be a first name.
Maseye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maseye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maseye is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maseye? popularity and diffusion
Maseye is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maseye are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maseye is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 45 percent are found, Kampala District, where 24 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Maseye
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