Masonyi Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Masonyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Masonyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masonyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masonyi occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masonyi? popularity and diffusion
Masonyi is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masonyi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 95 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Masonyi
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