Massahi Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Massahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger531:362,11410,354
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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

Massahi occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Massahi live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 362,114. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 94 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 9 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 Massahi
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