Massalu Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Massalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Massalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massalu is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Massalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Massalu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Massalu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania Massalu is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 69 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 11 percent reside and Mara Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, 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 Massalu
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