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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Massava.
How Common Is The Last Name Massava? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 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.
The surname Massava is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,512,618. In Tanzania Massava is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 91 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 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 Massava
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