Masr Surname

76,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Masr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,0411:15,2191,805
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
India151:51,137,692512,385
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Masr (1,062) may also be a first name.

Masr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masr (Arabic: ماصر, Hindi: मासर) occurs most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,651st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,140,283 people. The surname Masr occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Masr are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Masr is also the 245,583rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,062 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 6,041 people, or 1 in 15,219. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Masr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Masr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masre891,643/
Mashr8934/
Maisr8914/
Masrh893/
Mausr892/
Measr892/
Maasr892/
Masrr891/
Massr891/
Masrz891/
Mahsr891/
Mascr891/
Masjr891/
Maesr891/
Mar86214,093/
Maishr8043/
Mhasre805/
Maysrh804/
Maasre802/
Maisre802/
Maushr801/
Measre801/
Masrrh801/
Massrt801/
Mashrh801/
Mare7564,155/
Mayr7547,052/
Mair7538,622/
Marr7533,046/
Hmar7518,020/
Mahr7512,778/
Mart7510,848/
Mhar7510,077/
Maar756,567/
Marz755,507/
Maur754,567/
Mard754,007/
Mear752,267/
Marh751,331/
Matr751,148/
Maár75451/
Mgar75242/
Marø75121/
Mesr7560/
Mmar7533/
Mazr7523/
Majr7521/
Marp7516/
Mosr7515/
Marù755/
Macr753/
Marì753/
Maýr753/
Maxr752/
M'Ar751/
Marå751/
Marë751/
Maseher732/
Masrova731/
Mahar67159,341/
Maire6721,623/
Maure6710,036/
Maart673,763/
Marre673,236/
Mahur672,026/
Mahrt671,586/
Mauyr671,139/
Macrì67921/
Mađar67785/
Mhare67706/
Maitr67453/
Mazhr67407/
Maare67230/
Mahyr67193/
Marhe67190/
Meare67177/
Mhair67173/
Mhesr67163/
Mharh67153/
Maurh67152/
Martt67125/
Mayre6789/
Mosre6764/
Maair6760/
Maahr6757/
Mardt6750/
Maľar6743/
H'Mar6730/
Meard6728/
Mhatr6725/
Maurd6725/
Mardh6722/
Moshr6721/
Machr6718/
Marrh6716/
Martì6715/
Mairh6713/
Moosr6712/
Mahrh6712/
Mmare6710/
Marhh6710/
Mattr679/
Maurt678/
Mossr678/
Mar'e677/
Mairt676/
Mearz676/
Marhs676/
Mahrr676/
Maľár676/
Meshr675/
Mathr675/
Maatr675/
Mhhar675/
Maacr674/
Mauhr674/
Mautr674/
Maard674/
Meart674/
Mmahr674/
Meatr674/
Marzz674/
Maayr674/
Hmare673/
Maijr673/
Maird673/
Maĺár673/
Mhart673/
Moscr672/
Mhaur672/
Marph672/
Marrz672/
Maurp672/
Maurr672/
Maaar672/
Maihr672/
Mehsr672/
Maycr672/
Mauur671/
Mairz671/
Majzr671/
Mayjr671/
Marht671/
Marrt671/
Messr671/
Mhear671/
Hmarr671/
Hmatr671/
Hmmar671/
Martd671/
Maíre671/
Martï671/
Maurì671/
Masehere671/
M'Har671/
Marrr671/
Majtr671/
Mahhr671/
Mayrt671/
Maðar671/
Maĺar671/
Mhahr671/
Mhajr671/
Åmmar671/
D'Mar671/
Meysr671/
Mahrd671/
Mearh671/
Maarr671/
Mazrh671/
Mmarz671/
Majrh671/
Ma'ar671/
Mmard670/
Mayhr670/
Mairr670/
Marzh670/
Maurz670/
Mgair670/

Masr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masr in the Hindi language
मासरmasara66.67
मैसरmaisara33.33
Masr in the Arabic language
ماصرmasr-
مصرmsr-
مسرmsr-

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