Massawy Surname
Approximately 6,359 people bear this surname
Massawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 6,357 | 1:4,157 | 620 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Massawy (296) may also be a first name.
Massawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massawy is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,993rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,146,021 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Massawy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently used given name on earth, held by 296 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 6,357 people, or 1 in 4,157. In Yemen Massawy is most common in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 54 percent live, Hajjah Governorate, where 24 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent live. Beside Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 0 percent live and Tunisia, where 0 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 Massawy
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