Masya Surname
Approximately 956 people bear this surname
Masya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 469 | 1:98,465 | 8,656 |
| India | 311 | 1:2,466,448 | 79,091 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masya (5,500) may also be a first name.
Masya Demographics
Masya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Masya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masya (Hindi: मस्या, Marathi: माया, Oriya: ମାସଯ୍ା, Russian: Мася) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masya is the 374,643rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,622,956 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Masya live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 90,558th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 5,500 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 469 people, or 1 in 98,465. In Kenya Masya is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 48 percent reside, Makueni County, where 29 percent reside and Machakos County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Masya exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Masya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masya surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masya in the Marathi language | ||
| माया | maya | - |
| Masya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସଯ୍ା | masaya | 40 |
| ମାସଯ୍ାତାି | masayatai | 20 |
| ମସଯ୍ା | masaya | 20 |
| ମସଯ୍ | masay | 20 |
| Masya in the Hindi language | ||
| मस्या | masya | 35.9 |
| मश्या | masya | 23.08 |
| मास्या | masya | 17.95 |
| मसया | masaya | 10.26 |
| मासया | masaya | 5.13 |
| मासय | masaya | 2.56 |
| माश्या | masya | 2.56 |
| माया | maya | 2.56 |
| Masya in the Russian language | ||
| Мася | masa | - |
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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 Masya
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