Masua Surname

134,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Masua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1971:61,7217,343
Tanzania8271:64,0166,799
Kenya5821:79,3477,351
India2971:2,582,71281,561
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Zambia231:689,12726,212
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Masua (770) may also be a first name.

Masua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Masua (Hindi: मसुआ, Marathi: मसुआ, Oriya: ମାସୁଆ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masua is the 134,614th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,179,290 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Masua are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masua is also the 295,787th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 770 people.

The surname Masua is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 61,721. Outside of The DR Congo Masua occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Masua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Masua last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Masua earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.09% less than the national average, earning R 128,100 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashua911,165/
Masuoa91117/
Maesua91104/
Masuay91102/
Massua9171/
Matsua9160/
Masuad9147/
Mahsua9138/
Maisua9116/
Masuat918/
Measua915/
Masuas913/
Mascua912/
Maasua911/
Masuae911/
Masuhay83312/
Masuayi8375/
Maswuha839/
Mahsuay831/
Mashuad831/
Maisjua831/
Massuad831/
Masuhad831/
Matshua831/
Masouha831/
Mashuas830/
Mauwa8032,555/
Maswa803,787/
Mosua801,590/
Mesua801,239/
Mawua801,056/
Masuo80667/
Mauba80615/
Mazua80469/
Mayua80176/
Majua80108/
Masba8093/
Mauva8053/
Maiua8017/
Masva8010/
Matsuayi771/
Massouha771/
Matsuo73194,853/
Mayhua736,325/
Machua732,692/
Macuha732,475/
Mahuwa731,806/
Maswai731,429/
Masbou73587/
Masuod73446/
Maisva73446/
Masweu73424/
Maihua73407/
Maswah73361/
Mauswa73288/
Mahuva73216/
Maiswa73183/
Maubay73176/
Maswau73127/
Mashwa73123/
Masuoe73119/
Meshua7399/
Mačuha7391/
Mazuay7338/
Maicua7332/
Masway7330/
Mathua7321/
Meesua7321/
Maahua7320/
Mahsuo7316/
Mazuad7314/
Messua7313/
Mauwad7312/
Masswa7312/
Masuot739/
Mmazua738/
Marzua737/
Maubha736/
Massuo735/
Mashuo735/
Mauvha735/
Mauvat734/
Mauuay734/
Mahuap734/
Mosuae734/
Majuah734/
Majuat734/
Matsva733/
Mauwah733/
Masbha733/
Mashba733/
Masbau733/
Masbai732/
Madjua732/
Moshua732/
Mayuat732/
Maouha732/
Masbay732/
Maswas732/
Mauwai732/
Maiwua732/
Majuad732/
Mesuea732/
Mahuat731/
Mausva731/
Maesva731/
Mazzua731/
Mhosua731/
Maizua731/
Maawua731/
Maubau731/
Masvad731/
Masvai731/
Mauvai731/
Mauway731/
Mauwua731/
Mauywa731/
Matjua731/
Macuah731/
Macuay731/
Magiua731/
Mayuay731/
Moscua731/
Mosuoa731/
Mmauwa731/
Maubai731/
Masvoa731/
Mauuaz731/
Matsouhai718/
Matshuaha711/
Mawa6766,808/
Maba6711,140/
Machhua676,826/
Mava673,804/
Mazhuha671,110/
Matsvai67795/
Maswahu67635/
Mashweu67601/
Mayhuay67427/
Machuat67177/
Matsvay67110/
Matchua6754/
Mahaswa6736/
Maubeau6734/
Mashwai6731/
Machuay6725/
Mayuhay6723/
Meesuay6722/
Massuod6716/
Maswach6714/
Machuea6713/
Maczuha6710/
Mahuaie6710/
Masbouh678/
Mashwau677/
Maasbah676/
Mathuas676/
Meazuah676/
Massbah675/
Maihuay675/
Hmasbah674/
Meesuea674/
Mayhuas673/
Mathuea673/
Mahasva672/
Mahuahe672/
Maswuod672/
Mahouha672/
Maswadh672/
Matjuha672/
Mashbah672/
Maisewa672/
Mayouha672/
Mhatswa672/
Maisbai671/
Maitswa671/
Mayhuah671/
Maubhai671/
Matsvau671/
MacHuap671/
Mazzcua671/
Mgashwa671/
Maxhuah671/
Mauhwaa671/
Meesuha671/
Massuho671/
Masouho671/
Massuoe671/
Massuop671/
Masbahy671/
Maegiua671/
Majouha671/
Measbah671/
Machuah671/
Maswoha671/
Motshua671/
Maswath671/
Matjuea671/
Machuad671/
Mausway670/
Masswau670/
Moschua670/

Masua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masua in the Oriya language
ମାସୁଆmasu'a-
Masua in the Marathi language
मसुआmasu'a-
Masua in the Hindi language
मसुआmasu'a81.82
मसूआmasu'a13.64
मसुाmasua4.55

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masua
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