Massoyi Surname
Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname
Massoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,613 | 1:7,345 | 596 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Massoyi (171) may also be a first name.
Massoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massoyi is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoyi? popularity and diffusion
Massoyi is the 165,668th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,787,891 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Massoyi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 171 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 2,613 people, or 1 in 7,345. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 51 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 28 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 0 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 Massoyi
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