Masire Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Masire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 573 | 1:94,551 | 11,547 |
| Botswana | 270 | 1:8,100 | 1,415 |
| Kenya | 185 | 1:249,621 | 17,012 |
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Masiré (5) are calculated separately.
Masire (238) may also be a first name.
Masire Demographics
Masire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masire (Arabic: مسيري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮ, Marathi: मासीरे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Masiré. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 311,791st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masire live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 238 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 94,551. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 75 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 15 percent are found.
Masire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masire surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masire earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.82% less than the national average, earning R 126,372 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮ | masyr | 83.33 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﻱ | masyry | 8.33 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﻩ | masyrh | 8.33 |
| Masire in the Marathi language | ||
| मासीरे | masire | 66.67 |
| मािसरे | maisare | 33.33 |
| Masire in the Arabic language | ||
| مسيري | msyry | - |
| ماسير | masyr | - |
| مسيرى | msyry | - |
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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 Masire
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