Masiu Surname
Approximately 5,580 people bear this surname
Masiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,333 | 1:16,255 | 2,056 |
| Lesotho | 1,779 | 1:1,143 | 85 |
| Indonesia | 245 | 1:539,793 | 43,593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Masiu (491) may also be a first name.
Masiu Demographics
Average Masiu Salary in
South Africa
R 110,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masiu (Hindi: मसीउ, Russian: Масиу) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Masiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masiu is the 86,346th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,306,012 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Masiu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masiu is also the 383,498th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 491 people.
The surname Masiu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,333 people, or 1 in 16,255. In South Africa Masiu is most prevalent in: Free State, where 39 percent are found, North West, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 21 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Masiu Last Name Statistics demography
Masiu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.42% less than the national average, earning R 110,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masiu in the Hindi language | ||
| मसीउ | masi'u | - |
| Masiu in the Russian language | ||
| Масиу | masiu | - |
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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 Masiu
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