Masanju Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Masanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Masanju (22) may also be a first name.

Masanju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masanju (Bengali: মসঞ্জু, Hindi: मसंजू) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Masanju.

How Common Is The Last Name Masanju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masanju live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masanju is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The last name Masanju is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya Masanju is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 97 percent live, Kiambu County, where 1 percent live and Meru County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Masanju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Masanju last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masanyu861,481/
Masanzu861,019/
Masanhu868/
Masansu866/
Masaniu866/
Majanju862/
Masancu861/
Mashanyu80274/
Masanchu8091/
Massanzu805/
Mashansu804/
Masanihu803/
Massanyu802/
Mashanhu801/
Masaanyu801/
Moshanju801/
Massagnou7511/
Mashanshu754/
Mosanzu7142/
Mazanzu714/
Mosaniu713/
Masanggiud711/
Massondjeu711/
Masonzu711/
Mazanhu711/
Masonius6714/
Mashenyu671/
Machanyu671/
Moshanyu671/
Machanchu63216/
Machanhui631/
Mosangiud631/
Maidjansou591/
Mocanoiu5330/
Mazongeu531/

Masanju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masanju in the Bengali language
মসঞ্জুmasanju-
Masanju in the Hindi language
मसंजूmasanju-

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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 Masanju
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