Mmassa Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Mmassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Mmassa (35) may also be a first name.
Mmassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mmassa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mmassa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmassa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmassa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name globally, held by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Mmassa is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 63 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 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 Mmassa
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