Masseu Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Masseu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 149 | 1:139,390 | 15,562 |
| Ivory Coast | 143 | 1:161,337 | 7,391 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Masseu (947) may also be a first name.
Masseu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masseu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masseu is most common in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masseu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masseu is the 816,514th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. Masseu is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Masseu live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. Masseu is also the 262,555th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 947 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 139,390. In Cameroon Masseu is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 75 percent reside, Centre Region, where 11 percent reside and West Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Masseu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 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 Masseu
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