Kasanya Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kasanya Surname Definition:

Kasanya is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: sunlight.

Kasanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Uganda2931:133,24012,235
Zambia1041:152,40310,889
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kasanya (133) may also be a first name.

Kasanya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kasanya is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: sunlight.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kasanya is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: sun.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kasanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kasanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kasanya (Hindi: कसन्या, Marathi: कसन्या) is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kasanya is the 313,233rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kasanya live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 133 people.

Kasanya is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 105,845. Beside The DR Congo Kasanya exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.

Kasanya Last Name Statistics demography

Kasanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.3% less than the national average, earning R 148,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kasanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasanya in the Hindi language
कसन्याkasan'ya-
Kasanya in the Marathi language
कसन्याkasan'ya79.31
कसण्याkasanya13.79
कासन्याkasan'ya6.9

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