Where Does The Last Name Massira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Massira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻴﺮﻩ, Marathi: मासीरा) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Massira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,035,555^th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Massira are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 128,804^th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,126 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 27,118. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 23 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 18 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 35 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.