Masscheleyn Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Masscheleyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masscheleyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1291:89,12113,878
France131:5,109,440259,941

Masscheleyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masscheleyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Masscheleyn is found most frequently in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Masscheleyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Masscheleyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Masscheleyn live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Masscheleyn is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 89,121. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 69 percent live, Walloon Region, where 24 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Belgium this last name exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 9 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
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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 Masscheleyn
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