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
Average Masina Salary in
United States
$55,966 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masina (Arabic: مسينه, Bengali: মাসিনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: मसीना, Marathi: मसीना, Oriya: ମାସିନା, Russian: Масина, Tibetan: མ་སི་ན) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mašina or Maşina. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,179th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 185,443 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Masina live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,486th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 8,471 people.
Masina is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 19,168 people, or 1 in 2,826. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Masina occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Masina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Masina has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political 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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