Masanjala Surname
Approximately 3,186 people bear this surname
Masanjala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,085 | 1:5,549 | 790 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| Tanzania | 31 | 1:1,707,794 | 47,542 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masanjala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masanjala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masanjala is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Masanjala.
How Common Is The Last Name Masanjala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 140,167th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,287,365 people. The surname Masanjala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masanjala live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Masanjala is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,085 people, or 1 in 5,549. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasanjala | 95 | 351 | / |
| Msanjala | 94 | 86 | / |
| Majanjala | 89 | 3 | / |
| Masanjila | 89 | 2 | / |
| Musanjala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masinjala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Machanjala | 84 | 10 | / |
| Mwasanjila | 84 | 1 | / |
| Msanjila | 82 | 2,676 | / |
| Msanjula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazanzala | 78 | 448 | / |
| Musanjila | 78 | 27 | / |
| Masinjila | 78 | 13 | / |
| Masanjole | 78 | 8 | / |
| Misanjela | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacAnsala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Msnjula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masoanjole | 74 | 2 | / |
| Macanjuola | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masinjilah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwasanjole | 74 | 1 | / |
| Msanjillah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Massenjale | 74 | 0 | / |
| Msonjela | 71 | 602 | / |
| Msonjola | 71 | 157 | / |
| Msenjela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musiwenjala | 70 | 1 | / |
| Masenjele | 67 | 60 | / |
| Macaniola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musonjela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msinjil | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mwasenjele | 63 | 4 | / |
| Msowanjele | 63 | 4 | / |
| Masenjulio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Massangioli | 60 | 2 | / |
| Moisan Joly | 60 | 1 | / |
| Maisonniale | 60 | 1 | / |
| Msinjili | 59 | 1,715 | / |
| Msonjele | 59 | 189 | / |
| Msinjole | 59 | 1 | / |
| Musenjeli | 56 | 199 | / |
| Msenjelwa | 56 | 56 | / |
| Musenjule | 56 | 53 | / |
| Muzinjila | 56 | 21 | / |
| Mouzanjulio | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Masanjala
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