Masansa Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Masansa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 261 | 1:202,841 | 17,276 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Masansa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masansa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masansa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masansa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 684,148th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masansa reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 202,841. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 42 percent live, Singida Region, where 36 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
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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 Masansa
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