Massava Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Massava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 35 | 1:1,512,618 | 47,057 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Massava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massava is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Massava.
How Common Is The Last Name Massava? popularity and diffusion
Massava is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massava live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,512,618. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 91 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 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 Massava
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