Massabe Surname
Approximately 1,990 people bear this surname
Massabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,873 | 1:11,089 | 1,492 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Massabé (1) are calculated separately.
Massabe (41) may also be a first name.
Massabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massabe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Massabé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Massabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Massabe is the 207,954th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,662,083 people. Massabe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Massabe live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Massabe is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,873 people, or 1 in 11,089. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 82 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 1 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 Massabe
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