Masiyai Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masiyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masiyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Masiyai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masiyai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Masiyai occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Masiyai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masiyai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masiyai is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masiyai reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania Masiyai is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 96 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Masiyai
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