Massaferro Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Massaferro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massaferro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay1441:23,8322,775
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Italy1111:550,96153,306
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
France241:2,767,613196,808
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Massaferro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Massaferro is most common in Uruguay. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massaferro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 637,196th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Massaferro reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 58 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uruguay, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 23,832. In Uruguay Massaferro is mostly concentrated in: Montevideo Department, where 78 percent live, Canelones Department, where 16 percent live and Salto Department, where 6 percent live. Outside of Uruguay it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 28 percent live and Italy, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masaferro9551/
Massafferro9534/
Masafierro9079/
Masafferro904/
Massafera84402/
Mazaferro8420/
Massafaro843/
Mazzaferro802,962/
Masafera783/
Mazzafferro765/
Mazzafero7438/
Massafara7420/
Massafora742/
Mazzaferra702/
Mazzafera63170/
Masafirah6344/
Mazzáfero631/
Mosafira562/
Masaphara531/

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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
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  • 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 Massaferro
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