Massif Surname

341,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Palestine

Massif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3641:106,13115,497
France3401:195,36130,392
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Palestine601:75,8146,193
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Massif (187) may also be a first name.

Massif Last Name Facts

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

Massif has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Massif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Massif is the 341,576th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,779,112 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Massif live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb. Massif is also the 665,130th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 187 people.

It is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 106,131. In Algeria Massif is primarily concentrated in: Tissemsilt Province, where 99 percent reside and Aïn Defla Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Massif exists in 21 countries. It is also common in France, where 32 percent reside and Morocco, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massiff9211/
Massifs921/
Massife921/
Masif91139/
Massiffe861/
Messif83562/
Massiv8317/
Massib837/
Massef835/
Mashif835/
Masaif834/
Mausif834/
Masifh832/
Maasif832/
Maysif831/
Masife831/
Messaif77510/
Moussif77424/
Mashaif7759/
Mossaif776/
Maysief775/
Massiev773/
Méssaif771/
Messeif771/
Mayshif771/
Mashiff770/
Mosif73145/
Masiv7345/
Masib7338/
Macif7325/
Masef7324/
Mesif737/
Mazif735/
Masiw733/
Moussaif713,388/
Mashioff7139/
Mahasief711/
Maisiefe711/
Masiev6797/
Mosife6770/
Mashib6738/
Machif6722/
Maseef6714/
Mosaif6711/
Maisib6710/
Moysif677/
Masaib676/
Maasib676/
Masiph675/
Matsiv674/
Mashiv674/
Masseb674/
Moussaaif674/
Masihb674/
Mousif673/
Masefe672/
Massew672/
Messiv671/
Madsef671/
Masiew671/
Maisef671/
Mashiw671/
Masuib671/
Masibh671/
Masivh671/
Massev671/
Moisif671/
Moshif671/
Moussaiff671/
Mossef671/
Mesaif671/
Macife671/
Maciff671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Massif
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