Massoup Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Massoup Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Massoup Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massoup Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massoup (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺳﻮﺏ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoup? popularity and diffusion
Massoup is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Massoup reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon Massoup is most numerous in: West Region, where 65 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Massoup Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Massoup in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺳﻮﺏ | maswb | - |
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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
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- 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 Massoup
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