Misana Surname
Approximately 13,633 people bear this surname
Misana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13,230 | 1:4,002 | 558 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Misaña (46) & Míšaná (12) are calculated separately.
Misana (4,317) may also be a first name.
Misana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Misana (Arabic: ميسانا, Hindi: मिसाना, Marathi: िमसना, Oriya: ମିସନା, Russian: Мисана) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Misaña or Míšaná. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Misana is the 38,574th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 534,552 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Misana reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 105,264th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 4,317 people.
The surname Misana is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 13,230 people, or 1 in 4,002. In Tanzania Misana is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 33 percent live, Mara Region, where 23 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Misana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Misana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିସନା | misana | - |
| Misana in the Marathi language | ||
| िमसना | imasana | - |
| Misana in the Hindi language | ||
| मिसाना | misana | 50 |
| मिसना | misana | 33.33 |
| मीसणा | misana | 16.67 |
| Misana in the Russian language | ||
| Мисана | misana | - |
| Misana in the Arabic language | ||
| ميسانا | mysana | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Misana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis