Masso Surname

44,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Masso Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller in the upland or lowland; descendant of Masso, a pet form of Tomasso (a twin).

Masso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,9601:7,017868
Spain1,9121:24,4522,586
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Cuba1,2461:9,248827
Benin9051:11,4211,564
Argentina6701:63,7965,443
Mexico2901:428,0218,237
Colombia2701:176,9414,689
Ivory Coast2481:93,0294,883
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Italy1511:405,01145,150
Venezuela1331:227,0985,853
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Sweden1131:87,1396,420
Chile1021:172,7115,686
France631:1,054,329115,549
India531:14,472,932242,024
Australia491:550,93340,757
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Niger451:426,48911,711
Canada381:969,62173,252
Tanzania301:1,764,72047,592
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Puerto Rico231:154,3541,960
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Massó (137), Massò (2) & Mässo (1) are calculated separately.

Masso (3,247) may also be a first name.

Masso Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller in the upland or lowland; descendant of Masso, a pet form of Tomasso (a twin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Masso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masso (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻮ, Hindi: मस्सो, Russian: Массо) is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms: Massó, Massò or Mässo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,761st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 627,804 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Masso are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Masso is also the 125,763rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 3,247 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,960 people, or 1 in 7,017. In Cameroon Masso is primarily found in: West Region, where 37 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Masso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Masso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Masso last name grew 11,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Masso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Masso surname are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.73% registered with the party.

The amount Masso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $24,423,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $51,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massó93137/
Massò932/
Mässo931/
Massho9110,662/
Massot917,396/
Massou914,238/
Massop911,622/
Massoh911,124/
Massod91289/
Massoy91264/
Massoi91143/
Measso91142/
Maisso91137/
Massos91103/
Maesso91102/
Massoz91102/
Maasso9161/
Massoo9116/
Mausso9112/
Maysso918/
Massuo915/
Massoa915/
Maïsso913/
Maísso911/
Maso8917,430/
Massoud83102,048/
Massouh83408/
Massous83293/
Maissou83281/
Massott83231/
Massood83218/
Masscho83209/
Massout83188/
Maassou83172/
Massoup8352/
Massuod8316/
Mahasso834/
Massopp832/
Maassoh832/
Massohe832/
Massois832/
Massoit831/
Masssod831/
Masssoi831/
Masssou831/
Massuoe831/
Massuop831/
Maisseo831/
Maissoa831/
Maissoh831/
Mahssod831/
Massooh831/
Massa8074,242/
Mosso8012,021/
Masho8011,697/
Maeso804,096/
Maiso803,721/
Messo803,037/
Masgo802,851/
Masio801,606/
Masoo801,495/
Masod801,407/
Masot801,363/
Matso801,087/
Masas80972/
Mauso80865/
Masoa80739/
Masuo80667/
Masoh80586/
Masoy80486/
Masoi80327/
Mhaso80276/
Maaso80206/
Masoj80107/
Masos80105/
Masop80104/
Masou8065/
Masjo8049/
Madso8044/
Mayso8019/
Maszo8016/
Mahso8014/
Measo806/
Mazso803/
Massá803/
Mósso802/
Mösso802/
Majso802/
Mgaso802/
Masós801/
Mas'o801/
Ma'so801/
Mahassou7717/
Masshoud7712/
Massouth773/
Maassoud772/
Mmassoud772/
Massaová771/
Masshood771/
Meassoud771/
Masshouz771/
Massoodd771/
Mashsood771/
Maisseou771/
Maïgisso771/
Mahssoud771/
Maggisso771/
Matsuo73194,853/
Masood73121,844/
Masoud73111,666/
Massad7375,068/
Massah734,276/
Measho734,213/
Massat732,833/
Mossop732,606/
Mousso732,436/
Masouh731,540/
Maissa731,457/
Mahaso731,233/
Massau73977/
Masooa73912/
Matsho73854/
Maussa73845/
Massas73838/
Matsas73759/
Mgassa73685/
Mossou73614/
Maïssa73566/
Masoch73496/
Matsos73495/
Masuod73446/
Mausio73446/
Mausas73428/
Masseu73341/
Mascho73325/
Mashod73286/
Mashou73202/
Mashoo73184/
Mossoh73181/
Matsoi73179/
Messoh73177/
Mossot73174/
Mhasho73173/
Madsoh73169/
Mossos73145/
Matsou73143/
Mmassa73142/
Masats73140/
Matsop73138/
Masoit73130/
Mas'od73123/
Masuoe73119/
Masojć73118/
Masuoa73117/
Matsio73103/
Massap73101/
Maasjo7397/
Mautso7397/
Maysho7396/
Maasho7383/
Masoyt7381/
Maisho7377/
Mossoy7373/
Massaa7373/
Mayssa7365/
Maisos7359/
Mgosso7355/
Masios7351/
Mashas7343/
Matsoy7342/
Mossoi7341/
Maysou7341/
Matsoo7338/
Mossoa7335/
Mosass7333/
Mausop7325/
Maessa7324/
Mashot7322/
Massza7321/
Mashgo7320/
Masioa7317/
Mausoh7317/
Mashos7316/
Mahsuo7316/
Maisio7315/
Massaï7315/
Masout7314/
Maasas7314/
Mahsoh7314/
Mahsop7314/
Mhatso7313/
Maesho7313/
Maitso7313/
Maasoo7312/
Madsoy7311/
Maasod7310/
Matsoh739/
Meisso739/
Masuot739/
Maesoh738/
Masott738/
Mashoy738/
Measoa738/
Mathso738/
Maisoh737/
Masssa737/
Masoos737/
Moisso737/
Masash737/
Maisot736/
Maasio736/
Messoo736/
Masodd736/
Masjou735/
Mhassa735/
Maassa735/
Mashsa735/
Mashuo735/
Masoph735/
Masast735/
Maesoi735/
Masoot735/
Mashoa734/
Masooy734/
Mashoh734/
Mazsod734/
Masooh734/
Mashho734/
Maisod734/
Ma'sod734/
Meassa733/
Maasou733/
Maisou733/
Mashop733/
Maásho733/
Masous733/
Masiod733/
Mahuso732/
Masoih732/
Maasoa732/
Marzso732/
Massha732/
Mossod732/
Mossoz732/
Moïsso732/
Maisoo732/
Masoup732/
Masoid732/
Masoop732/
Mausod732/
Maisoi732/
Maysos731/
Maiseo731/
Masjoo731/
Mgasho731/
Mhasod731/
Maysoh731/
Masosz731/
Massós731/
Maszop731/
Maszot731/
Mausho731/
Mausoo731/
Masjoi731/
Mashoi731/
Mats'o731/
Matssa731/
Madsou731/
Maesoy731/
Maatso731/
Maisoa731/
Maisop731/
Mahsou731/
Maysas731/
Maysio731/
Messoy731/
Maisas731/
Mhesso731/
Mayhso731/
Mahssa731/
Measzo731/
Mausou731/
Hmadso731/
Meesso730/
Masaus730/
Moosso730/
Muisso730/
Mattso730/
Mausoz730/
Mahassoud715/
Masszaova711/
Masszaová711/
Masshhout711/
Mazo6745,740/
Masa6732,921/
Meso678,966/
Mashood677,082/
Moso675,506/
Mashout673,305/
Mashouh672,432/
Moussou671,530/
Massaad671,022/
Massaux67856/
Moussoh67435/
Mossoux67377/
Maxo67354/
Mashhod67299/
Massaud67230/
Maço67224/
Massaha67198/
Moussot67163/
Massaut67153/
Mashoud67153/
Matsios67148/
Maschas67128/
Masó67128/
Mahshou6775/
Mashash6760/
Mahsoud6757/
Moussoa6751/
Maysash6742/
Madsouz6736/
Maisseu6735/
Maatsop6734/
Massatt6732/
Mas'ood6732/
Messouh6732/
Moussop6731/
M'Massa6727/
Matshoi6722/
Mahasoh6717/
Mašo6716/
Massadt6715/
Masoodh6713/
Maasood6710/
Mahsoup679/
Mashhot679/
Mossass677/
Maciass677/
Mahassa677/
Masojcz677/
Massaah677/
Mossoud676/
Mausood676/
Maissaa676/
Madsood675/
Moussoi675/
Massauh675/
Masseuh675/
Moussso675/
M'Aissa674/
Mahsouz674/
Mazsood674/
Maissat674/
Masahas674/
Mas'oud674/
Massach673/
Mossois673/
Masoods673/
Massa'a673/
Mayssat673/
Maschou673/
Mahasho673/
Maschos672/
Masoosd672/
Maissah672/
Maashou672/
Mossouh672/
Maassaa672/
Mahasou672/
Masò672/
Maşo672/
Mahsous672/
Maitsho672/
Mashoot672/
Mahasoi671/
Mahatso671/
Maisood671/
Masaowa671/
Masasch671/
Mau'sio671/
Masooch671/
Masoudh671/
Masshau671/
Maatsoo671/
Madsoud671/
Mhasast671/
Mossoss671/
Moissou671/
Maseheo671/
Meassah671/
Massast671/
Measoud671/
Mossous671/
Mahsass671/
Masauou671/
Mmasood671/
Masá671/
Masoost671/
Massaat671/
Massaïa671/
Maussad671/
Mautsos671/
Mashgou671/
Mashhou671/
Mashouz671/
Mats'sa671/
Matsioe671/
M'Messo671/
Maggiso671/
Mahaiso671/
Mayshou671/
Measood671/
Maïsseu671/
Moysass671/
Mossoos671/
Mossout671/
Messooh671/
Masshat671/
Hmaissa671/
Massats671/
Matshoo671/
Matshou671/
Mautsho671/
Masaats671/
Mashsha671/
Maatsho671/
Matsoot671/
Maishoo671/
Maisout671/
Mahasod671/
Maasoot671/
Hmadsoh671/

Masso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masso in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺳﻮmasw-
Masso in the Hindi language
मस्सोmas'so99.08
मास्सोmas'so0.92
Masso in the Russian language
Массоmasso-

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