Massaï Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Massaï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Massai (6,572) & Massaî (2) are calculated separately.
Massaï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massaï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massaï is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Massai or Massaî. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massaï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Massaï is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Massaï live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,038,429. In France Massaï is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 91 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 9 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 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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- 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 Massaï
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