Massafferro Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Massafferro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massafferro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Massafferro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Massafferro is held by more people in Uruguay than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massafferro? popularity and diffusion

Massafferro is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Massafferro reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Massafferro is most common in Uruguay, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 127,102. In Uruguay it is primarily concentrated in: Montevideo Department, where 63 percent reside and Canelones Department, where 37 percent reside. Excluding Uruguay this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massaferro95478/
Masafferro954/
Masaferro9051/
Masafierro8679/
Mazzafferro825/
Massafera80402/
Mazaferro8020/
Massafaro803/
Mazzaferro762,962/
Masafera743/
Mazzafero7038/
Massafara7020/
Massafora702/
Mazzaferra672/
Mazzafera60170/
Masafirah6044/
Mazzáfero601/
Mosafira532/
Masaphara501/

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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 Massafferro
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