Masina Surname
Approximately 39,298 people bear this surname
Masina Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from the famous castle of Torino, Italy, Masino Castle.
Masina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19,168 | 1:2,826 | 363 |
| Malawi | 9,071 | 1:1,887 | 215 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,772 | 1:5,569 | 573 |
| Swaziland | 2,122 | 1:612 | 97 |
| Italy | 1,547 | 1:39,532 | 7,112 |
| India | 1,403 | 1:546,732 | 26,949 |
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Russia | 452 | 1:318,856 | 32,239 |
| Papua New Guinea | 223 | 1:36,564 | 4,367 |
| Poland | 212 | 1:179,287 | 24,589 |
| Zambia | 187 | 1:84,759 | 7,105 |
| Indonesia | 171 | 1:773,387 | 59,023 |
| United States | 162 | 1:2,237,401 | 140,088 |
| Uganda | 161 | 1:242,480 | 18,215 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| Switzerland | 102 | 1:80,519 | 9,217 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Latvia | 38 | 1:53,949 | 8,130 |
| Turkey | 37 | 1:2,103,282 | 71,268 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Oman | 26 | 1:141,845 | 3,367 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Mašina (174) & Maşina (1) are calculated separately.
Masina (8,471) may also be a first name.
Masina Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from the famous castle of Torino, Italy, Masino Castle.
- forebearsstaffMasina Demographics
Masina Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Masina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masina (Arabic: مسينه, Bengali: মাসিনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: मसीना, Marathi: मसीना, Oriya: ମାସିନା, Russian: Масина, Tibetan: མ་སི་ན) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mašina or Maşina. For other possible spellings of Masina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,179th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 185,443 people. Masina is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Masina live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masina is also the 68,486th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 8,471 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 19,168 people, or 1 in 2,826. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Masina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Masina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Masina surname expanded 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Masina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Masina last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Masina are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Masina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.44% more than the national average, earning €56,589 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.65% less than the national average, earning R 141,048 per year; in United States they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $55,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.38% more than the national average, earning $70,244 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻨﺎ | masyna | - |
| Masina in the Hindi language | ||
| मसीना | masina | 78.43 |
| मासिना | masina | 7.19 |
| मसिना | masina | 7.19 |
| मासीना | masina | 7.19 |
| Masina in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସିନା | masina | 64 |
| ମସିନା | masina | 24 |
| ମାସୀନା | masina | 8 |
| ମସିଣା | masina | 2 |
| ମସୀନା | masina | 2 |
| Masina in the Tibetan language | ||
| མ་སི་ན | masina | 50 |
| མ་ཤི་ན་ | mashina | 50 |
| Masina in the Bengali language | ||
| মাসিনা | masina | 50 |
| মাসীনা | masina | 16.67 |
| মসীনা | masina | 16.67 |
| মসিনা | masina | 16.67 |
| Masina in the Marathi language | ||
| मसीना | masina | 40 |
| मासीना | masina | 40 |
| मािसना | maisana | 20 |
| Masina in the Russian language | ||
| Масина | masina | - |
| Masina in the Arabic language | ||
| مسينه | msynh | - |
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