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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 382,372nd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. The surname Massanja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Massanja live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Massanja is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 59,153. In Tanzania Massanja is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Massanja occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 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 Massanja
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