Misanya Surname

80,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Misanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,9431:9,9011,685
Tanzania1,5491:34,1783,993
Kenya2831:163,18012,702
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Misanya (605) may also be a first name.

Misanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Misanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Misanya (Marathi: िमसन्या, Russian: Мисаня) is most common in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Misanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Misanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,929th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,212,570 people. Misanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misanya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 339,798th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 605 people.

It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 3,943 people, or 1 in 9,901. In Uganda Misanya is most prevalent in: Busia District, where 57 percent reside, Namayingo District, where 16 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Misanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Misanya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Missanya9313/
Mishanya935/
Maisanya931/
Misagna8655/
Mesanya867/
Misania862/
Mizanya861/
Misanja861/
Misonya861/
Mishchanya821/
Misangia80118/
Mishonya8062/
Mishania8021/
Misanhau8010/
Mishanea806/
Myshanya801/
Misaña7746/
Muisangia751/
Missangia751/
Misanjo711,138/
Mesagna71105/
Mesania7121/
Misagno7114/
Mizania7113/
Mizanyo713/
Misanho711/
Messania67153/
Missanjo67132/
Mitsonyo67107/
Misangio6752/
Mehsania6720/
Meshania676/
Michania673/
Meesanea671/
Maizania671/
Mechanya671/
Messanha671/
Mizannyo671/
Metsagna671/
Meshonya671/

Misanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misanya in the Marathi language
िमसन्याimasan'ya-
Misanya in the Russian language
Мисаняmisana-

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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 Misanya
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