Massaw Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Massaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Massaw (44) may also be a first name.
Massaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massaw has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Massaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Massaw is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Massaw are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Massaw is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 44 people.
The surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent live. Besides Yemen it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Massaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Massaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Massaw
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