Massatu Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Massatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Massatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Massatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Massatu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Massatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Massatu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 78 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

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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 Massatu
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