Misanga Surname
Approximately 3,261 people bear this surname
Misanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,412 | 1:21,949 | 2,726 |
| DR Congo | 814 | 1:90,761 | 10,309 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Misanga (222) may also be a first name.
Misanga Demographics
Misanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Misanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Misanga (Hindi: मिसंगा) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Misanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Misanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Misanga is the 137,412th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,234,758 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misanga reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 605,116th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 222 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,412 people, or 1 in 21,949. In Tanzania Misanga is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 66 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live and Manyara Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Tanzania Misanga is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Misanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Misanga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Misanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Misanga in the Hindi language | ||
| मिसंगा | misanga | - |
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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 Misanga
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