Masa Surname
Approximately 32,921 people bear this surname
Masa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,952 | 1:96,462 | 6,355 |
| Nigeria | 3,337 | 1:53,084 | 4,059 |
| Philippines | 3,295 | 1:30,725 | 4,451 |
| Spain | 2,303 | 1:20,300 | 2,233 |
| Indonesia | 2,045 | 1:64,670 | 7,031 |
| DR Congo | 1,833 | 1:40,305 | 4,962 |
| Thailand | 1,795 | 1:39,353 | 4,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,545 | 1:5,277 | 317 |
| Egypt | 1,525 | 1:60,286 | 5,690 |
| South Africa | 630 | 1:85,996 | 10,582 |
| Argentina | 546 | 1:78,285 | 6,622 |
| Uganda | 535 | 1:72,971 | 8,025 |
| United States | 535 | 1:677,493 | 53,934 |
| Hungary | 474 | 1:20,709 | 2,327 |
| Italy | 349 | 1:175,234 | 26,326 |
| Kenya | 312 | 1:148,012 | 11,804 |
| Ecuador | 261 | 1:60,942 | 5,105 |
| Poland | 185 | 1:205,453 | 27,329 |
| Zimbabwe | 184 | 1:83,903 | 12,221 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| Colombia | 159 | 1:300,466 | 5,766 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Russia | 145 | 1:993,952 | 76,823 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| Malaysia | 137 | 1:215,286 | 12,518 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Algeria | 125 | 1:309,052 | 30,044 |
| Panama | 121 | 1:32,333 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 120 | 1:1,034,385 | 13,379 |
| Peru | 120 | 1:264,868 | 10,614 |
| Cameroon | 114 | 1:182,185 | 19,170 |
| Cuba | 111 | 1:103,808 | 3,069 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Switzerland | 79 | 1:103,961 | 11,033 |
| Taiwan | 79 | 1:296,769 | 2,416 |
| Venezuela | 73 | 1:413,754 | 8,457 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Solomon Islands | 57 | 1:10,176 | 1,762 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Japan | 35 | 1:3,652,694 | 35,474 |
| Jordan | 34 | 1:260,072 | 10,522 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Palestine | 20 | 1:227,442 | 9,690 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Maşa (889), Maša (527), Māsa (3), Masá (1) & Máša (359) are calculated separately.
Masa (50,467) may also be a first name.
Masa Demographics
Masa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masa (Arabic: مآسي, Bengali: মসা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺹ, Hindi: मासा, Marathi: मसा, Oriya: ମାସା, Russian: Маса) is most common in India. It can also appear as a variant: Maşa, Maša, Māsa, Masá or Máša. For other possible spellings of Masa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masa? popularity and diffusion
Masa is the 16,862nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 221,365 people. The last name Masa is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Masa are found; 25 percent are found in South Asia and 24 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Masa is also the 18,370th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 50,467 people.
Masa is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 7,952 people, or 1 in 96,462. In India Masa is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 39 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 119 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Masa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Masa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Masa last name rose 922 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Masa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Masa surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya and Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Masa surname are 16.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Masa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,700 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.92% less than the national average, earning R 114,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $19,120,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.71% less than the national average, earning $31,443 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺹ | mas | 87.5 |
| ﻣﺎﺻﻪ | mash | 12.5 |
| Masa in the Hindi language | ||
| मासा | masa | 75.91 |
| मसा | masa | 23.78 |
| Masa in the Marathi language | ||
| मसा | masa | 65.17 |
| मासा | masa | 34.24 |
| मास | masa | 0.08 |
| Masa in the Bengali language | ||
| মসা | masa | 50 |
| মাসা | masa | 50 |
| Masa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସା | masa | 34.07 |
| ମଶା | masa | 23.34 |
| ମସା | masa | 16.72 |
| ମସ | masa | 11.67 |
| ମାଶା | masa | 9.15 |
| ମଷା | masa | 1.58 |
| ମାଂସା | mansa | 0.95 |
| େମାସା | emasa | 0.63 |
| ମଶ | masa | 0.63 |
| ମାସ | masa | 0.32 |
| ମାଷା | masa | 0.32 |
| Masa in the Russian language | ||
| Маса | masa | - |
| Masa in the Arabic language | ||
| مآسي | masy | - |
| مساء | msa | - |
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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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