Masanwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Masanwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masanwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masanwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masanwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Masanwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masanwa reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside.

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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 Masanwa
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