Massif Surname
Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname
Massif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 364 | 1:106,131 | 15,497 |
| France | 340 | 1:195,361 | 30,392 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Palestine | 60 | 1:75,814 | 6,193 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massiff | 92 | 11 | / |
| Massifs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Massife | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masif | 91 | 139 | / |
| Massiffe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Messif | 83 | 562 | / |
| Massiv | 83 | 17 | / |
| Massib | 83 | 7 | / |
| Massef | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mashif | 83 | 5 | / |
| Masaif | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mausif | 83 | 4 | / |
| Masifh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maasif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maysif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Masife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Messaif | 77 | 510 | / |
| Moussif | 77 | 424 | / |
| Mashaif | 77 | 59 | / |
| Mossaif | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maysief | 77 | 5 | / |
| Massiev | 77 | 3 | / |
| Méssaif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Messeif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayshif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mashiff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mosif | 73 | 145 | / |
| Masiv | 73 | 45 | / |
| Masib | 73 | 38 | / |
| Macif | 73 | 25 | / |
| Masef | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mesif | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mazif | 73 | 5 | / |
| Masiw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moussaif | 71 | 3,388 | / |
| Mashioff | 71 | 39 | / |
| Mahasief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisiefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masiev | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mosife | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mashib | 67 | 38 | / |
| Machif | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maseef | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mosaif | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maisib | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moysif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Masaib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maasib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Masiph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matsiv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mashiv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masseb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moussaaif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masihb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mousif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Messiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madsef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maisef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masuib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masivh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moisif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moussaiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mossef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maciff | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Massif
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