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 found most frequently in Malawi. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masanza? popularity and diffusion
Masanza is the 142,045th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,324,576 people. Masanza occurs predominantly 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 held first name on earth, held by 81 people.
The last name Masanza is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,222 people, or 1 in 7,704. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 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 Masanza
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