Masigani Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Masigani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 507 | 1:104,421 | 10,188 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masigani (77) may also be a first name.
Masigani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masigani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masigani is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masigani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 609,110th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Masigani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masigani live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masigani is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 77 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 104,421. In Tanzania Masigani is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 56 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masighani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magigani | 88 | 29 | / |
| Masigane | 88 | 13 | / |
| Majigani | 88 | 4 | / |
| Macigani | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mazigane | 75 | 5 | / |
| Macigane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masegane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marzigoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maseqgane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maseagane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maigigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidjigane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosegane | 63 | 95 | / |
| Moseagane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Madjegane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Majigueine | 56 | 4 | / |
| Matjekgane | 56 | 1 | / |
| Majigueyne | 56 | 1 | / |
| Madjigueine | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Masigani
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