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
The last name Masija (Hindi: मासीजा, Marathi: मासीजा) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mašija. Click here for other potential spellings of Masija.
How Common Is The Last Name Masija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masija is the 452,572nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Masija reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 528,876th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 281 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 79,135. In Tanzania it is most numerous 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. Outside of Tanzania Masija occurs 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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