Masoza Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Masoza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Masoza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masoza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masoza occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masoza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masoza live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 47 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 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
- 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 Masoza
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