Masseye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Masseye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Masseye (942) may also be a first name.
Masseye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masseye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masseye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻲ) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masseye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Masseye occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Masseye are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 263,269th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 942 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most common in: Acre, where 100 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masseye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masseye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻲ | msy | 50 |
| ﻣﺎﺳﻲ | masy | 50 |
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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 Masseye
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