Massay Surname
Approximately 9,696 people bear this surname
Massay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,777 | 1:6,032 | 779 |
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| Ecuador | 73 | 1:217,888 | 8,098 |
| Guyana | 69 | 1:11,047 | 1,608 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Liberia | 29 | 1:152,018 | 10,911 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Massay (746) may also be a first name.
Massay Demographics
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Massay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massay (Russian: Массай) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,731st most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 751,603 people. The surname Massay occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Massay are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,048th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 746 people.
Massay is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,777 people, or 1 in 6,032. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 79 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Massay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Massay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Massay last name rose 248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Massay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Massay last name is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States Massay are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Massay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $50,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $59,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Massay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Massay in the Russian language | ||
| Массай | massaj | - |
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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
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- 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 Massay
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