Massoye Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Massoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
The alternate forms: Massoyé (1) are calculated separately.
Massoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Massoye occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Massoyé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Massoye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Massoye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Massoye is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 518,703. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 51 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 22 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 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 Massoye
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