Masinya Surname
Approximately 828 people bear this surname
Masinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 364 | 1:126,868 | 10,482 |
| South Africa | 330 | 1:164,175 | 18,364 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Masinya (148) may also be a first name.
Masinya Demographics
Masinya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masinya (Hindi: मसिंया, Russian: Масиня) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masinya? popularity and diffusion
Masinya is the 419,303rd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. The last name Masinya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masinya are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masinya is also the 757,758th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 148 people.
The last name Masinya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Masinya is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Kisii County, where 19 percent live and Bungoma County, where 18 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent live and Botswana, where 7 percent live.
Masinya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Masinya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masinya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.67% less than the national average, earning R 100,596 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashinya | 93 | 935 | / |
| Masienya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maysienya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mathsinya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masenya | 86 | 9,451 | / |
| Masinja | 86 | 1,837 | / |
| Mazinya | 86 | 88 | / |
| Mosinya | 86 | 42 | / |
| Masinyo | 86 | 26 | / |
| Masinia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Masigna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Massinha | 80 | 91 | / |
| Mashinja | 80 | 43 | / |
| Massigna | 80 | 41 | / |
| Maysenya | 80 | 39 | / |
| Massinja | 80 | 28 | / |
| Maisenya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Massenya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mashinia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maisinia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Masignat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mascinha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mashenya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Massinyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masainja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maasinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashinha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masaynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashingia | 75 | 343 | / |
| Matshenya | 75 | 35 | / |
| Massignat | 75 | 29 | / |
| Massihnia | 75 | 14 | / |
| Moysienya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mosineiya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matchinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maisienia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazinyo | 71 | 2,415 | / |
| Mosenya | 71 | 337 | / |
| Masenja | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mosinha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Masinio | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mazinja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masenyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masinjo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maxinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macinha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masigno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machinja | 67 | 394 | / |
| Moysenya | 67 | 131 | / |
| Machinia | 67 | 64 | / |
| Masengia | 67 | 48 | / |
| Massenja | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mausinho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mouzinya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maisinho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moisenya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moshenya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mauzinyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Massenha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Massenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mossinha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massineo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Massegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maizinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mossinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohsinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moisinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meizinya | 67 | 1 | / |
Masinya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masinya in the Hindi language | ||
| मसिंया | masinya | - |
| Masinya in the Russian language | ||
| Масиня | masina | - |
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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 Masinya
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