Mass Surname

36,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Mass Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Mass, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

Mass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1871:113,73012,307
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
Colombia1,1001:43,4312,346
Mexico8811:140,8924,492
Brazil7201:297,32511,459
Russia6031:239,01025,526
France5831:113,93317,120
Canada5191:70,9938,110
Nigeria5161:343,30018,611
Germany4891:164,63319,487
Venezuela4781:63,1882,836
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
India3711:2,067,56270,211
Honduras2761:31,9441,023
Peru2621:121,3137,107
Argentina2571:166,31713,983
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Puerto Rico1711:20,761731
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Latvia1081:18,9822,852
England1061:525,64232,946
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
Poland911:417,67944,209
Kazakhstan801:221,03120,099
Chile791:222,9936,896
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Spain621:754,06531,946
Cuba611:188,8974,143
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Afghanistan351:918,6629,049
Australia311:870,82953,581
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Gambia251:76,938264
Norway251:205,69123,411
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Senegal221:662,6972,512
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Israel121:713,13647,700
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Congo91:554,34412,633
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belize71:50,7822,565
China71:195,331,65210,124
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Finland61:916,11741,832
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2241:41,0284,811

The alternate forms: Māss (1) are calculated separately.

Mass (8,292) may also be a first name.

Mass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Mass, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from an ancestor's occupation) From the Hebrew moker seforim, “bookseller.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mass Last Name Facts

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

Mass (Georgian: მასს, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺹ, Oriya: ମସ, Russian: Масс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Māss. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mass? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mass is the 36,185th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 499,797 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Mass reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mass is also the 69,455th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 8,292 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,187 people, or 1 in 113,730. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 135 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 9 percent live and Colombia, where 8 percent live.

Mass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mass has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mass last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Christian (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mass last name are 6.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mass earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.98% less than the national average, earning 221,570 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,781 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.8% less than the national average, earning R 166,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.17% less than the national average, earning $16,762,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Māss921/
Masse8938,023/
Maass898,474/
Mauss891,523/
Maiss89275/
Mayss8925/
Massh8923/
Masst8916/
Mmass895/
Mhass892/
Meass891/
Massd891/
Masìs891/
Mashs891/
Mas86187,843/
Mausse8039,214/
Maisse801,337/
Maasse8072/
Maysse8062/
Mahass8046/
Masshe8022/
Mahuss8011/
Mhasse806/
Maahss804/
Measse802/
Massch801/
Mahssh801/
Mhaiss801/
Hmaiss801/
Maïsse801/
Mashhs801/
Maddss800/
Moss75166,948/
Maas7567,904/
Mays7567,434/
Mase7528,240/
Mast7528,089/
Maus7517,081/
Mash756,833/
Mais756,519/
Meas752,892/
Mats751,539/
Mahs75394/
Mads75132/
Majs7546/
Masz7542/
Maxs7535/
Masd7528/
Maës7527/
Hmas7525/
Mhas7524/
Maïs7515/
Maás759/
Mmas758/
Mgas755/
Masj753/
Masx752/
Masp752/
Móss751/
Masì751/
Masė751/
Massova7382/
Massowa7371/
Mashshe7311/
Mahassh731/
Ma6721,354,561/
Mosse6715,310/
Mhase678,369/
Meads675,886/
Matse673,970/
Mahas673,713/
Mease673,108/
Maahs672,353/
Maust672,276/
Maish672,226/
Mayse672,221/
Mouss672,141/
Matts672,081/
Mashe671,744/
Masch671,689/
Mause671,569/
Maise671,480/
Meiss671,280/
Maase67948/
Maasz67525/
Mhais67399/
Mahus67336/
Maths67319/
Meats67252/
Maats67218/
Masht67214/
Moiss67194/
Mausz67160/
Maash67140/
Maysh67110/
Mauhs67104/
Maász67102/
Mahys6793/
Mmase6780/
Maijs6779/
Mooss6778/
Madsø6772/
Maits6764/
Mayıs6760/
Masce6753/
Maihs6739/
Meuss6737/
Mashh6736/
Maasø6735/
Mahsh6726/
Mohss6720/
Madse6718/
Maast6716/
Mosst6714/
Mastt6714/
Meash6713/
Maist6712/
Madås6711/
Mayts6710/
Maais6710/
Mmash678/
Mastø677/
Matsh676/
Mauts676/
Hmase675/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Maxsø674/
Meyss674/
Mhasp674/
Maush673/
Ma'as673/
Mastš673/
Moïss673/
Mauus672/
Meaus672/
Hmais672/
Mhads672/
Mâsse672/
Mmoss672/
Mauds671/
Maissová671/
Mazhs671/
Mausd671/
Maxxs671/
Mayds671/
Madsh671/
Mazzs671/
Mgaus671/
Modss671/
Hmash671/
Mashd671/
Mad's671/
Maads671/
Majsj671/
Mahshshh671/
Meast671/
Maïse671/
Moëss671/
Mmats671/
Mósse671/
Mossd671/
Mastd671/
Matds671/
Mahst671/
Maids670/
Mosss670/
Mayhs670/
Maysz670/
Mazse670/
Maaas670/
Mosds670/
Mauxs670/
Madds670/

Mass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mass in the Georgian language
მასსmass-
Mass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺹmas-
Mass in the Oriya language
ମସmasa-
Mass in the Russian language
Массmass-

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