Massallay Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Massallay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 174 | 1:25,336 | 2,474 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Massallay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massallay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massallay is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Massallay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Massallay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Massallay is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 25,336. In Liberia Massallay is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 39 percent reside, Lofa County, where 32 percent reside and Margibi County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 5 percent reside and Guinea, where 2 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 Massallay
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