Massaha Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Massaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 183 | 1:113,492 | 13,142 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Massaha (21) may also be a first name.
Massaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massaha is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaha? popularity and diffusion
Massaha is the 1,194,481st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Massaha reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Massaha is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 21 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 113,492. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 26 percent live, Littoral Region, where 24 percent live and West Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Cameroon Massaha exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 7 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Massaha
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