Masiaya Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Masiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 186 | 1:284,632 | 22,243 |
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Masiaya (279) may also be a first name.
Masiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masiaya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 866,642nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname Masiaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masiaya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masiaya is also the 531,524th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 279 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 284,632. In Tanzania Masiaya is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Masiaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis