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 last name Massigue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﻚ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Massigue.

How Common Is The Last Name Massigue? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Massigue is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Massigue are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Massigue is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 90 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Massigue occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Massigue Name Transliterations

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

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Footnotes

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