Masissa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Masissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Masissa (17) may also be a first name.
Masissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masissa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masissa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masissa is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Masissa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Angola, where 1 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
- 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 Masissa
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