Massigue Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Massigue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massigue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Massigue (23) may also be a first name.

Massigue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Massigue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻚ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massigue? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massigue reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Massigue is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Massigue is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 90 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Mauritania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Massigue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Massigue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻚmasyk66.67
ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻖmasyq33.33

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