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.
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Masina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masina (Arabic: مسينه, Bengali: মাসিনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: मसीना, Marathi: मसीना, Oriya: ମାସିନା, Russian: Масина, Tibetan: མ་སི་ན) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Mašina or Maşina. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masina? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masina is the 14,179th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 185,443 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Masina reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,486th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 8,471 people.
The last name Masina is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 19,168 people, or 1 in 2,826. In South Africa Masina is most frequent in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Masina occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the Masina surname rose 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Masina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Masina surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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