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) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Misaña or Míšaná. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misana? popularity and diffusion
Misana is the 38,574th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 534,552 people. The last name Misana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Misana are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 105,264th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 4,317 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13,230 people, or 1 in 4,002. In Tanzania Misana is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 33 percent live, Mara Region, where 23 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania Misana occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs 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 | - |
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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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- 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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