Massoy Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Massoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 254 | 1:208,432 | 17,623 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Massoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massoy is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoy? popularity and diffusion
Massoy is the 978,274th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. Massoy is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Massoy are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Massoy is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 208,432. In Tanzania Massoy is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Massoy
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