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) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masiu is the 86,346th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,306,012 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Masiu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 383,498th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 491 people.
This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,333 people, or 1 in 16,255. In South Africa Masiu is primarily found in: Free State, where 39 percent reside, North West, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 21 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
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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