Misanje Surname
1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Misanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Misanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Misanje is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Misanje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,527,735th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Misanje is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misanje live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Misanje
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