Mansa Surname

106,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Benin

Mansa Surname Definition:

Mansa is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: emperor.

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Mansa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Benin8311:12,4381,688
Indonesia6081:217,51520,353
India4301:1,783,87363,578
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Philippines2891:350,30547,129
Pakistan1281:1,395,65515,659
Senegal811:179,9921,342
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Cameroon691:301,00128,076
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Niger591:325,2889,578
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Israel451:190,17018,708
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France61:11,070,454349,096
England61:9,286,343223,652
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Mañsa (2) are calculated separately.

Mansa (36,858) may also be a first name.

Mansa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mansa is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: emperor.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mansa is a surname of the Bemba / Ushi tribe, meaning: many hours / Prolonged period of time.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa. It refers to the third child born to couple.

- addobulley

Mansa Last Name Facts

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

Mansa (Bengali: মনস্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻧﺼﺎ, Hindi: मन्सा, Marathi: मन्सा, Oriya: ମନସା, Russian: Манса) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Mañsa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mansa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,825th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,666,487 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Mansa reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,747th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 36,858 people.

The surname Mansa is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Apart from Ghana this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Mansa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mansa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mansa surname increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mansa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mansa last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Mansa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.01% less than the national average, earning R 159,204 per year and in United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mañsa932/
Mansha9122,969/
Mansah913,617/
Mansia911,010/
Mansat91740/
Mansay91629/
Mansai91479/
Mainsa91399/
Mansad91151/
Manssa91136/
Mansas9183/
Mansoa9179/
Maansa9147/
Mansau9139/
Mansap9121/
Maunsa9117/
Man'sa919/
Mansaj915/
Mansaa914/
Meansa914/
Mansea913/
Mahnsa913/
Mannsa912/
Manhsa912/
Maynsa910/
Manshah831,702/
Manshaa831,593/
Manshad83690/
Mainsah83210/
Masinsa83180/
Masensa83117/
Mansaat83113/
Mansaya83110/
Manshay83109/
Mansaud8397/
Manseah8327/
Mansgah8323/
Mahnsah8318/
Mansais8318/
Manshha8316/
Mainsat8316/
Mansaas8313/
Manssah8312/
Manshai8311/
Mannsha8310/
Mansach839/
Manshas835/
Mansaha835/
Mansaad835/
Mainsay833/
Manshat833/
Manshap832/
Masnsha832/
Manshau832/
Manssat832/
Matensa832/
Mahansa832/
Matinsa831/
Mannsai831/
Mansaiy831/
Mansash831/
Manssad831/
Manssay831/
Mansaus831/
Manssha831/
Mansaah831/
Manshsa831/
Mainsaa831/
Mansaid831/
Mansaut831/
Manssai831/
Mganssa831/
Mmansia831/
Maunsai831/
Mansaup831/
Mansgay831/
Maansha831/
Mansaux830/
Mansi8045,899/
Manso8037,601/
Manca8031,828/
Mansy8023,620/
Manza809,871/
Manja806,171/
Manse801,902/
Mamsa80422/
Monsa8097/
Mança8047/
Manxa8010/
Mansé801/
Massinsa77231/
Manshaus7723/
Manshaad779/
Manshaha777/
Manshaia773/
Manssaha773/
Manseaux772/
Manshach772/
Mahansha771/
Maanshai771/
Mansaayh771/
Mansaova771/
Manschau771/
Mahansah771/
Mainshah771/
Masnshah771/
Maansaad771/
Maisinsa771/
Meansaid771/
Mainnsat770/
Manseaus770/
Mancha7318,257/
Manser739,486/
Mangia736,760/
Mansuy733,770/
Monsia733,722/
Mainza733,669/
Manges732,497/
Mansoj732,175/
Manzia731,860/
Mandja731,214/
Mansız731,164/
Manset73867/
Manshi73813/
Manjha73811/
Mansey73734/
Mainja73650/
Manshy73582/
Monsad73508/
Mmanja73477/
Mansoh73464/
Mangis73438/
Mansit73412/
Mansuo73364/
Maanza73361/
Mansos73351/
Manzat73318/
Mansou73293/
Mhanza73271/
Mangea73257/
Manssy73254/
Monsay73252/
Mansot73236/
Manjai73220/
Manzau73200/
Manjay73186/
Mansie73177/
Manses73176/
Mganza73161/
Mansoy73160/
Mansoo73158/
Manzai73151/
Mansis73141/
Mancaș73137/
Mansho73134/
Mainse73113/
Mancay73104/
Manzay73101/
Mansid7395/
Manjat7393/
Maunza7389/
Manzoa7386/
Mancea7384/
Manshe7383/
Mansip7379/
Mansei7374/
Mansco7373/
Manços7368/
Mansoz7368/
Mantja7366/
Mansui7364/
Manjaa7363/
Manzos7359/
Mançja7359/
Mansso7358/
Mancis7356/
Monsha7354/
Manzha7353/
Mansee7353/
Mansio7352/
Manjos7351/
Monsoa7350/
Manjas7349/
Mansiy7346/
Mances7345/
Monsat7344/
Manseh7340/
Manjau7337/
Mhanja7329/
Maunja7328/
Mansiz7327/
Mainsi7323/
Meanza7323/
Manjea7323/
Mamsat7323/
Mamsai7321/
Mansse7320/
Maanja7319/
Manzis7316/
Manjad7316/
Monsau7315/
Manssi7315/
Mamsaa7315/
Mansop7314/
Mançaj7314/
Mamsha7313/
Mansep7313/
Manjes7310/
Mainso7310/
Mancaj7310/
Mansih739/
Manjis738/
Maanso738/
Manjap738/
Mançes738/
Mansed737/
Manzas737/
Manzes737/
Mhansi736/
Manzad736/
Mansii736/
Mounsa736/
Moonsa735/
Monsah735/
Manjaz735/
Manzaa735/
Mansão734/
Mansze734/
Maanca734/
Manjaj734/
Mhamsa734/
Maynza734/
Manseu734/
Meunsa734/
Masnsy734/
Mamsad733/
Mmanza733/
Menhsa733/
Monsai733/
Monsea733/
Monssa733/
Mansod733/
Maunsi732/
Maynja732/
Maanse732/
Manzea732/
Mmanca732/
Manzaz732/
Masnja731/
Manjja731/
Mannse731/
Mansuj731/
Mansyi731/
Manzys731/
Mhanse731/
Muonsa731/
Maamsa731/
Manszo731/
Mansez731/
Maansy731/
Majnza731/
Mamnza731/
Mamssa731/
Mansyo731/
Mhanso731/
Majnja731/
Mahnsi731/
Mansge731/
Mannsy731/
Manhso731/
Mamsaz731/
Mancaa731/
Meanse730/
Maunse730/
Manschatz7116/
Mannshaia711/
Massinssa711/
Manshid6722,590/
Manchay675,197/
Manzhos674,201/
Manchai672,451/
Manship672,011/
Masinja671,837/
Masenza671,522/
Manshei671,413/
Mangesh67961/
Mansheh67798/
Masinza67549/
Maanser67508/
Manshio67349/
Manjesh67315/
Mansier67300/
Manzhai67295/
Mandjat67280/
Mandjes67246/
Matensi67238/
Monseau67230/
Mandzia67224/
Mansiet67218/
Masensi67202/
Mansouz67195/
Matinja67183/
Masense67164/
Manjapp67155/
Manches67146/
Mansois67139/
Manchos67139/
Manshop67136/
M'Manja67131/
Mannschatz67128/
Mansieh67127/
Monsaya67120/
Manchad67119/
Monshad67114/
Mamshad67112/
Manchas67110/
Manggia67106/
Mansous6794/
Manjhai6790/
Maincha6788/
Manzhay6780/
Monsaas6775/
Mansher6774/
Mansoux6770/
Manchaa6763/
Matense6762/
Mansiot6761/
Manshed6759/
Manzaya6751/
Manseer6742/
Mansout6739/
Mansuis6738/
Manchha6737/
Manzhes6732/
Moonsap6730/
Mansood6729/
Mansseh6729/
Mansuit6729/
Mangiau6728/
Masenja6727/
Mannzah6726/
Manzach6723/
Masinsi6722/
Mannser6719/
Mansish6719/
Maansoo6718/
Manchau6717/
Mainsoo6716/
Manzhys6714/
Manshey6712/
Mansios6711/
Manshou6711/
Manchap6711/
Mahnzad6711/
Manshoo6710/
Monshat6710/
Manzatt6710/
Mahansi6710/
Meanser6710/
Matinsi6710/
Mansoud6710/
Mangiah679/
Manjish679/
Hmaimsa679/
Manzies678/
Matenja678/
Manchat678/
Mainsou677/
Manzish677/
Monshau677/
Mangish677/
Manssou677/
Manzhas676/
Matinza676/
Mannset676/
Manshee675/
Mansehr675/
Monsaat675/
Moonsai675/
Manshih674/
Mansoid674/
Monsais674/
Mosensa674/
Mannsee674/
Matenso674/
Mainzai673/
Manssie673/
Mandjah673/
Mansses673/
Manjhad673/
Moonsat673/
Moonsay673/
Maunsey672/
Manciss672/
Manseis672/
Manshie672/
Maunshi672/
Matenza672/
Mamshai672/
Manshui672/
Manchis672/
Masenso672/
Manjeah672/
Manjist672/
Monssea672/
Monsahe672/
Mançaux672/
Maandja672/
Mandjai672/
Manshit672/
Mansouh672/
Mounsah672/
Mahunsi672/
Matinse672/
Monsaut672/
Monshah672/
Mansett671/
Mounsay671/
Mansjhi671/
Mahanse671/
Maungia671/
Masncha671/
Mancisz671/
Mamsait671/
Mangios671/
Manjaad671/
Manjhaa671/
Manjuos671/
Mannses671/
Mansche671/
Mansoop671/
Mansych671/
Manzahe671/
Monsast671/
Moinsha671/
Mainser671/
Mahnsuo671/
Manseuh671/
Mansser671/
Manscer671/
Mamnsou671/
Mansshe671/
Monsgia671/
Mmamnso671/
Mannseh671/
Macenso671/
Maunsio671/
Masinso671/
M'Ganza671/
Manzaha671/
Manzahy671/
Manzesh671/
Mançois671/
Mainzat671/
Mainzia671/
Mainjah671/
Mainjat671/
Mainseu671/
Majnzai671/
Mahnseh671/
Mahndja671/
Mamndja671/
Mamshas671/
Manngis671/
Manjeea671/
Manjous671/
Manjzai671/
Mandjos671/
Manchaj671/
Manchea671/
Mandgia671/
Mantjea671/
Manseid671/
Manshez671/
Manshoh671/
Mansicz671/
Mansiph671/
Mansseu671/
Manssit671/
Mangist671/
Mounsap671/
Mounsia671/
Monssoa671/
Muonsha671/
Masemsa671/
Manjahy671/
Mandjea671/
Manshod671/
Masinse671/
Mganshi671/
Macenja671/
Monshoa671/
Monscha671/
Mohnsah671/
Meanjai671/
Maunjai671/
Mmanshi671/
Mhansoh671/
Meunsai671/
Mainsie671/
Mahasinsap671/
Mansizs671/
Mansoiz671/
Manssos671/
Manjaud671/
Manzhah671/
Mamsasz671/
Mangiad671/
Macensi671/
Macenza671/
Macinja671/
Maangia671/
Maanzai671/
Hmansoh671/
Mansott670/
Manceas670/
Manchys670/
Manshot670/
Mansies670/
Mansiey670/
Mannsey670/
Manszie670/
Mangess670/

Mansa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mansa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻧﺼﺎmansa66.67
ﻣﺎﻧﺼﻪmansh33.33
Mansa in the Marathi language
मन्साmansa57.2
मंसाmansa13.28
मनसाmanasa12.18
मानसाmanasa5.54
माणसाmanasa3.69
मान्साmansa1.85
मंन्साmannsa1.11
मंगाmanga0.74
मशाmasa0.37
मंडाmanda0.37
मनाmana0.37
मनशाmanasa0.37
मनसीmanasi0.37
Mansa in the Bengali language
মনস্যmanasya50
মনসাmanasa50
Mansa in the Oriya language
ମନସାmanasa34.62
ମନ୍ସାmansa19.23
ମାନସmanasa11.54
ମାନସାmanasa9.62
ମାଂସାmansa9.62
ମାନ୍ସmansa7.69
ମନ୍ସmansa1.92
ମନ୍ଷାmansa1.92
ମେନାସାmenasa1.92
ମାଂସmansa1.92
Mansa in the Hindi language
मन्साmansa34.17
मनसाmanasa33.31
मंसाmansa29.78
मानसाmanasa1.15
मान्साmansa0.82
मंशाmansa0.27
मांसाmansa0.16
मन्शाmansa0.14
मंशmansa0.05
मण्शाmansa0.01
मानसmanasa0.01
मँसाmamsa0.01
़मंसाmansa0.01
मनीषाmanisa0.01
रामrama0.01
Mansa in the Russian language
Мансаmansa-

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