Masanso Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Masanso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masanso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2931:133,24012,235
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Masanso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masanso is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masanso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 887,624th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masanso live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Masanso is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 133,240. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 30 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 21 percent are found and Kampala District, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Masanso exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Masanso
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