Massaye Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Massaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Massaye (142) may also be a first name.
Massaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massaye is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Massaye is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Massaye reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 775,413th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 142 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 744,233. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 42 percent reside, Vallée du Bandama District, where 32 percent reside and Lacs District, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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