Massahi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Massahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 53 | 1:362,114 | 10,354 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Massahi (12) may also be a first name.
Massahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massahi occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Massahi reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 12 people.
The surname Massahi is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 362,114. In Niger Massahi is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 94 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Massahi
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