Massota Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Massota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Massota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massota has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massota? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Massota are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,647,081. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 45 percent reside and Geita Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and Angola, where 4 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Massota
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