Másson Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Másson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 164 | 1:2,318 | 354 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Masson (96,984), Massón (9) & Massoń (4) are calculated separately.
Másson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Másson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Másson is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Masson, Massón or Massoń. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Másson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,338,236th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Másson is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Másson reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 2,318. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 73 percent are found, Southern Region, where 16 percent are found and Northeastern Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Iceland this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Másson
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