Massawo Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Massawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Massawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massawo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Massawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Massawo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Massawo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Massawo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Massawo is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 64 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 29 percent live and Tanga Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 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 Massawo
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