Massanja Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Massanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 895 | 1:59,153 | 6,370 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Massanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Massanja is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Massanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Massanja is the 382,372nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massanja are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 895 people, or 1 in 59,153. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent live, Arusha Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Mozambique, where 0 percent live.
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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 Massanja
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