Masunye Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Masunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masunye is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masunye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Masunye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masunye are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Not including Botswana this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashunye | 93 | 252 | / |
| Matsunaye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Masunge | 86 | 239 | / |
| Masunee | 86 | 53 | / |
| Masunay | 86 | 12 | / |
| Masunje | 86 | 5 | / |
| Masunie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mazunye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masonye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashunge | 80 | 18 | / |
| Maisunge | 80 | 6 | / |
| Masjunay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mashunje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Masungay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masunaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massounie | 75 | 30 | / |
| Masuniyah | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mahzuniye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsuniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masonje | 71 | 235 | / |
| Mosunge | 71 | 14 | / |
| Masonie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masonoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masunui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meusseunye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masonea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masunai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masoney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Massonie | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mazounie | 67 | 78 | / |
| Mashoney | 67 | 12 | / |
| Massonay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matsunoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maschuniyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mahzunie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Massoney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masoumnejad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosungie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masonieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashunji | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacHuney | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacEunie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Masunye
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