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
Massaw has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Massaw live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name internationally It is held by 44 people.
It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Massaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Massaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Massaw last name contracted 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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