Masilayo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masilayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masilayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Masilayo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masilayo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Masilayo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Masilayo.

How Common Is The Last Name Masilayo? popularity and diffusion

Masilayo is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Masilayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masilayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Masilayo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Iringa Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania Masilayo is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Masilayo
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