Masoy Surname
Approximately 486 people bear this surname
Masoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 282 | 1:187,736 | 16,202 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Masoy (34) may also be a first name.
Masoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masoy is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masoy? popularity and diffusion
Masoy is the 629,292nd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Masoy live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masoy is also the 1,775,424th most common forename worldwide It is held by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 187,736. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 43 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 20 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Masoy exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Taiwan, where 8 percent are found.
Masoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Masoy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Masoy
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