Masseta Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Masseta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Masseta (590) may also be a first name.
Masseta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masseta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masseta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﺘﺎ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masseta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masseta is the 4,206,983rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Masseta reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,405th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 590 people.
Masseta is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 60 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 18 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masseta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masseta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺳﺘﺎ | masta | - |
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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 Masseta
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