Masinja Surname
Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname
Masinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,046 | 1:16,366 | 2,570 |
| Zambia | 402 | 1:39,428 | 3,917 |
| Nigeria | 336 | 1:527,211 | 25,962 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Masinja (89) may also be a first name.
Masinja Demographics
Average Masinja Salary in
South Africa
R 15,120
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masinja has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masinja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masinja is the 221,950th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name Masinja is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masinja live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 89 people.
The surname Masinja is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Other than Malawi Masinja occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.
Masinja Last Name Statistics demography
Masinja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.64% less than the national average, earning R 15,120 per year.
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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 Masinja
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