Maana Surname
Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname
Maana Surname Definition:
Maana is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: wisdom.
Maana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 378 | 1:2,029,273 | 69,289 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Indonesia | 114 | 1:1,160,081 | 82,627 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Maaña (1) are calculated separately.
Maana (1,841) may also be a first name.
Maana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maana is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: wisdom.
Maana Demographics
Maana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maana (Arabic: معينا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: मोना, Marathi: माना, Oriya: ମଅନା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maaña. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 325,054th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. The last name Maana occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Maana live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 177,753rd most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 1,841 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 2,029,273. In India Maana is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 77 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Maana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Maana earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning 285,447 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻥ | alman | - |
| Maana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଅନା | ma'ana | 66.67 |
| ମାଆନା | ma'ana | 33.33 |
| Maana in the Hindi language | ||
| मोना | mona | 50 |
| माना | mana | 37.5 |
| धर्मनाथ | dharmanatha | 12.5 |
| Maana in the Marathi language | ||
| माना | mana | 50 |
| मानकर | manakara | 50 |
| Maana in the Arabic language | ||
| معينا | myna | - |
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