Massiff Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Massiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Massiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Massiff occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Massiff.

How Common Is The Last Name Massiff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Massiff reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Massiff is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,957,386. In Chile Massiff is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Chile Massiff exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massiffe931/
Massif921,075/
Massifs861/
Massife861/
Mashiff860/
Masif83139/
Mashioff8039/
Messif77562/
Massiv7717/
Massib777/
Mashif775/
Massef775/
Masaif774/
Mausif774/
Masifh772/
Maasif772/
Maysif771/
Masife771/
Maciff771/
Moussaiff751/
Messaif71510/
Moussif71424/
Mashaif7159/
Motsiff7127/
Masheff7110/
Mossaif716/
Maysief715/
Massiev713/
Méssaif711/
Messeif711/
Mayshif711/
Moussaif673,388/
Mosif67145/
Masiv6745/
Masib6738/
Macif6725/
Masef6724/
Moiseiff678/
Moshioff677/
Mesif677/
Mazif675/
Masiw673/
Mahasief671/
Mosheiff671/
Maisiefe671/

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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 Massiff
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