Masija Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Masija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 669 | 1:79,135 | 8,150 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Mašija (6) are calculated separately.
Masija (281) may also be a first name.
Masija Demographics
Average Masija Salary in
South Africa
R 710,772
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masija (Hindi: मासीजा, Marathi: मासीजा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mašija. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masija? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 452,572nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. The last name Masija is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Masija live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masija is also the 528,876th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 281 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 669 people, or 1 in 79,135. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 73 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Masija Last Name Statistics demography
Masija earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 199.1% more than the national average, earning R 710,772 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masija in the Marathi language | ||
| मासीजा | masija | 66.67 |
| मािसजा | maisaja | 33.33 |
| Masija in the Hindi language | ||
| मासीजा | masija | 50 |
| मसीजा | masija | 50 |
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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 Masija
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