Mainsa Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Mainsa Surname Definition:
Mainsa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rains.
Mainsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 185 | 1:112,265 | 13,040 |
| Zambia | 127 | 1:124,803 | 9,426 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mainsa (170) may also be a first name.
Mainsa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mainsa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rains.
Mainsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mainsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mainsa (Hindi: मैनसा, Marathi: मसा, Oriya: ମାଇଁସା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mainsa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 727,600th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name Mainsa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mainsa are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mainsa is also the 701,320th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 170 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 112,265. In Cameroon Mainsa is most common in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live, Littoral Region, where 1 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon Mainsa is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mainsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mainsa in the Marathi language | ||
| मसा | masa | - |
| Mainsa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇଁସା | ma'imsa | 76.19 |
| ମାଇଁଷା | ma'imsa | 10.71 |
| ମାଇଁଶା | ma'imsa | 3.57 |
| ମଇଁସା | ma'imsa | 2.38 |
| ମାଇଁସ | ma'imsa | 2.38 |
| ମାଇଂସା | ma'insa | 1.19 |
| ମାଈଂସା | ma'insa | 1.19 |
| ମାଈଁସା | ma'imsa | 1.19 |
| ମାଇନସା | ma'inasa | 1.19 |
| Mainsa in the Hindi language | ||
| मैनसा | mainasa | 66.67 |
| मैंसा | mainsa | 16.67 |
| मइनसा | ma'inasa | 16.67 |
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