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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masseu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. Masseu is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Masseu live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 262,555th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 947 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 139,390. In Cameroon Masseu is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 75 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and West Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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