Masanka Surname
Approximately 8,912 people bear this surname
Masanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,838 | 1:8,359 | 1,032 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Mašanka (6) are calculated separately.
Masanka (356) may also be a first name.
Masanka Demographics
Masanka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masanka (Oriya: ମାଶା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mašanka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masanka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,865th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 817,723 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masanka reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 461,707th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 356 people.
Masanka is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,838 people, or 1 in 8,359. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Masanka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଶା | masa | - |
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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 Masanka
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