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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Misaña or Míšaná. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,574th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 534,552 people. Misana is mostly found 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 widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,317 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 13,230 people, or 1 in 4,002. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 33 percent reside, Mara Region, where 23 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Misana occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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 | - |
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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 Misana
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