Kasonya Surname
Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname
Kasonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Kasonya (157) may also be a first name.
Kasonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasonya is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasonya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 300,866th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,770,028 people. The last name Kasonya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasonya reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 157 people.
The last name Kasonya is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Not including Malawi Kasonya exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsonya | 93 | 132 | / |
| Kashonya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kasanya | 86 | 1,200 | / |
| Kasunya | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kasonia | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kasonha | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kazonya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kosonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kasonja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kasonyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Casonya | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kasaanya | 80 | 241 | / |
| Kasannya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Koshonya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kassanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kasanyay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kashunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kausanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasoonha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khasanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kachonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaasanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kassomnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasoumnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koutsonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasanja | 71 | 369 | / |
| Kasonjo | 71 | 85 | / |
| Kasania | 71 | 68 | / |
| Casonja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Casanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kasunha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kasunja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kosanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kazanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casonea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassoumnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kozunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazonia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Casonia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kashanja | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kotsonia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kashania | 67 | 7 | / |
| Casanyas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khasania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasanjja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cassanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koshunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kassagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasanhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasaania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaisanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koisonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quasanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casionia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kasonya
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