Masunya Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Lesotho771:26,3975,202
South Africa691:785,18453,751
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Masunya (26) may also be a first name.

Masunya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masunya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Masunya (Russian: Масуня) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Masunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Masunya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 866,642nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masunya are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Masunya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 460,362. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 74 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live and Pwani Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashunya932/
Masonya86101/
Masunia8621/
Mosunya8614/
Mazunya869/
Masunha867/
Masunja862/
Mashonya8024/
Massunia805/
Mmasonya804/
Masumnia802/
Motsunya801/
Mashunia801/
Masoumnia7584/
Massounia754/
Masonia7161/
Masonja719/
Massoumnia716/
Masonyo713/
Mazunia712/
Mashonja6739/
Machunia679/
Machunja679/
Mazounia672/
Mousugna671/
Masszonia633/
Masooynia631/
Moussounia591/
Masonjo5736/
Masonio571/

Masunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masunya in the Russian language
Масуняmasuna-

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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
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  • 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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