Masanza Surname
Approximately 3,135 people bear this surname
Masanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,222 | 1:7,704 | 1,140 |
| DR Congo | 554 | 1:133,357 | 14,248 |
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Masanza (81) may also be a first name.
Masanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masanza is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masanza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 142,045th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,324,576 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masanza are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 81 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 2,222 people, or 1 in 7,704. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 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
- 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 Masanza
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