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Around the globe, Masiu (Masiu
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female forename. The first name Masiu is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name, and India, where it is an extremely rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name. More frequently, Masiu is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Masiu | Papua New Guinea, India, Lesotho, Indonesia, South Africa |
Mr, Mavis, Mohau, Moses, Moosa, Moeti, Meokgo, Mmone, Mpeli, Sarah, Makau, Sinah, Sello, Sessy, Sonja, Abram, Agnes, Chris, Craig, Basie, Boile, Simon, Maria, Oupa, Eric, Ms, Tau, Neo, Maki, Mpho, Abey, Amos, Katu, Kaka, Kele, Kedi, Pule, Rose, Rika, Ruth, Lebo, Lefa, Jane, Jose, Tony, Tefo, Khiba, and Paile