Masegenya Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Masegenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Masegenya (10) may also be a first name.
Masegenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masegenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masegenya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masegenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masegenya is the 1,267,784th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masegenya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
Masegenya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musegenya | 89 | 141 | / |
| Misegenya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Msegena | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masagena | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mesegena | 82 | 3 | / |
| Msgena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Masgen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Miasegeni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masugen | 75 | 67 | / |
| Mesgena | 75 | 10 | / |
| Misgena | 75 | 9 | / |
| Masagen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Maesgen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masegian | 71 | 57 | / |
| Messegen | 71 | 21 | / |
| Msiginya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Masagina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masygina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misgenau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massagen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masigeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musegeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massigen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Misgen | 67 | 161 | / |
| Müsgen | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mesgen | 67 | 83 | / |
| Mäsgen | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mösgen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Masyugina | 67 | 15 | / |
| Masgin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Massugeon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Museginyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosgen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maceugene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masagenhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maysagina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesgehnna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazeazenio | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Masegenya
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