Masenya Surname

53,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Masenya Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Masenya surname from setswana language to english is 'demolisher' in the Setswana language.

Masenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,2351:6,579845
Tanzania6711:78,9008,127
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Lesotho1021:19,9274,152
Botswana611:35,8517,015
England241:2,321,58686,519
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Masenya (517) may also be a first name.

Masenya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Masenya surname from setswana language to english is 'demolisher' in the Setswana language.

- keletso

Masenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masenya (Russian: Масеня) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Masenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,934th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 771,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masenya reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 371,657th most widespread given name globally, held by 517 people.

The surname Masenya is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 8,235 people, or 1 in 6,579. In South Africa Masenya is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 38 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Masenya Last Name Statistics demography

Masenya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning R 166,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masenya in the Russian language
Масеняmasena-

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