Massao Surname
Approximately 4,371 people bear this surname
Massao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,696 | 1:79,404 | 2,980 |
| Tanzania | 1,380 | 1:38,363 | 4,413 |
| Cameroon | 221 | 1:93,978 | 11,213 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Massáo (1) are calculated separately.
Massao (1,656) may also be a first name.
Massao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massao is found most in Brazil. It may also occur in the variant forms: Massáo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massao? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,868th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,667,249 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Massao live; 62 percent live in South America and 62 percent live in Luso-South America. Massao is also the 189,274th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 1,656 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,696 people, or 1 in 79,404. In Brazil Massao is most common in: São Paulo, where 71 percent are found, Paraná, where 17 percent are found and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Beside Brazil Massao is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 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 Massao
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