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 last name Massawy is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massawy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,993rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,146,021 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Massawy live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Massawy is also the 512,632nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 296 people.
The surname Massawy is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 6,357 people, or 1 in 4,157. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 54 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 0 percent reside and Tunisia, where 0 percent reside.
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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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