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 last name Masoza occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masoza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Masoza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masoza live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Masoza is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Masoza is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 47 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found.
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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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