Manasseh Surname
Approximately 6,891 people bear this surname
Manasseh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,341 | 1:33,167 | 2,746 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Kenya | 35 | 1:1,319,426 | 35,360 |
| Jamaica | 34 | 1:84,410 | 3,809 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Manasseh (24,210) may also be a first name.
Manasseh Demographics
Average Manasseh Salary in
United States
$59,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Manasseh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Manasseh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Manasseh (Arabic: مانسه, Marathi: िमनाझ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Manasseh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Manasseh is the 71,640th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,057,545 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Manasseh reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 32,802nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 24,210 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,341 people, or 1 in 33,167. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 24 percent reside, Bauchi, where 11 percent reside and Plateau, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Manasseh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Manasseh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Manasseh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Manasseh last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Manasseh last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Manasseh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.77% less than the national average, earning R 128,868 per year; in United States they earn 38.39% more than the national average, earning $59,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning $41,965 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Manasseh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Manasseh in the Marathi language | ||
| िमनाझ | imanajha | 50 |
| मनासेह | manaseha | 50 |
| Manasseh in the Arabic language | ||
| مانسه | mansh | - |
| ماناسه | manash | - |
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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
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- 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 Manasseh
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