Mansa Surname
Approximately 4,373 people bear this surname
Mansa Surname Definition:
Mansa is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: emperor.
Read More About This SurnameMansa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Benin | 831 | 1:12,438 | 1,688 |
| Indonesia | 608 | 1:217,515 | 20,353 |
| India | 430 | 1:1,783,873 | 63,578 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Philippines | 289 | 1:350,305 | 47,129 |
| Pakistan | 128 | 1:1,395,655 | 15,659 |
| Senegal | 81 | 1:179,992 | 1,342 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Ivory Coast | 59 | 1:391,038 | 13,490 |
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Israel | 45 | 1:190,170 | 18,708 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.
Mansa is a surname of the Bemba / Ushi tribe, meaning: many hours / Prolonged period of time.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa. It refers to the third child born to couple.
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Mansa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mansa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mansa (Bengali: মনস্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻧﺼﺎ, Hindi: मन्सा, Marathi: मन्सा, Oriya: ମନସା, Russian: Манса) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mañsa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mansa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mansa is the 106,825th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,666,487 people. This surname 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 forename internationally It is held by 36,858 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Outside of Ghana Mansa exists in 51 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mansa last name rose 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mansa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mansa surname is chiefly Muslim (60%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Mansa last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for 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
Mansa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mansa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻧﺼﺎ | mansa | 66.67 |
| ﻣﺎﻧﺼﻪ | mansh | 33.33 |
| Mansa in the Marathi language | ||
| मन्सा | mansa | 57.2 |
| मंसा | mansa | 13.28 |
| मनसा | manasa | 12.18 |
| मानसा | manasa | 5.54 |
| माणसा | manasa | 3.69 |
| मान्सा | mansa | 1.85 |
| मंन्सा | mannsa | 1.11 |
| मंगा | manga | 0.74 |
| मशा | masa | 0.37 |
| मंडा | manda | 0.37 |
| मना | mana | 0.37 |
| मनशा | manasa | 0.37 |
| मनसी | manasi | 0.37 |
| Mansa in the Bengali language | ||
| মনস্য | manasya | 50 |
| মনসা | manasa | 50 |
| Mansa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମନସା | manasa | 34.62 |
| ମନ୍ସା | mansa | 19.23 |
| ମାନସ | manasa | 11.54 |
| ମାନସା | manasa | 9.62 |
| ମାଂସା | mansa | 9.62 |
| ମାନ୍ସ | mansa | 7.69 |
| ମନ୍ସ | mansa | 1.92 |
| ମନ୍ଷା | mansa | 1.92 |
| ମେନାସା | menasa | 1.92 |
| ମାଂସ | mansa | 1.92 |
| Mansa in the Hindi language | ||
| मन्सा | mansa | 34.17 |
| मनसा | manasa | 33.31 |
| मंसा | mansa | 29.78 |
| मानसा | manasa | 1.15 |
| मान्सा | mansa | 0.82 |
| मंशा | mansa | 0.27 |
| मांसा | mansa | 0.16 |
| मन्शा | mansa | 0.14 |
| मंश | mansa | 0.05 |
| मण्शा | mansa | 0.01 |
| मानस | manasa | 0.01 |
| मँसा | mamsa | 0.01 |
| ़मंसा | mansa | 0.01 |
| मनीषा | manisa | 0.01 |
| राम | rama | 0.01 |
| Mansa in the Russian language | ||
| Манса | mansa | - |
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