Masunya Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Masunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 115 | 1:460,362 | 31,974 |
| Lesotho | 77 | 1:26,397 | 5,202 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Masunya (26) may also be a first name.
Masunya Demographics
Average Masunya Salary in
South Africa
R 187,248
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masunya (Russian: Масуня) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 866,642nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name Masunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masunya live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masunya is also the 2,084,397th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.
Masunya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 460,362. In Tanzania Masunya is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 74 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.
Masunya Last Name Statistics demography
Masunya earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.2% less than the national average, earning R 187,248 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashunya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Masonya | 86 | 101 | / |
| Masunia | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mosunya | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mazunya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Masunha | 86 | 7 | / |
| Masunja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mashonya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Massunia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mmasonya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Masumnia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Motsunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashunia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masoumnia | 75 | 84 | / |
| Massounia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masonia | 71 | 61 | / |
| Masonja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Massoumnia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Masonyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mazunia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mashonja | 67 | 39 | / |
| Machunia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Machunja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mazounia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mousugna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masszonia | 63 | 3 | / |
| Masooynia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moussounia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Masonjo | 57 | 36 | / |
| Masonio | 57 | 1 | / |
Masunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masunya in the Russian language | ||
| Масуня | masuna | - |
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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 Masunya
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