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 has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant: Massáo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massao? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 106,868th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,667,249 people. The surname Massao is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Massao reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Luso-South America. Massao is also the 189,274th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,656 people.
The surname Massao is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 2,696 people, or 1 in 79,404. In Brazil Massao is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 71 percent reside, Paraná, where 17 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 3 percent reside. Barring Brazil Massao is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 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 Massao
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