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

The last name Misanya (Marathi: िमसन्या, Russian: Мисаня) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Misanya is the 80,929th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,212,570 people. This surname is mostly 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 frequently used forename on earth, held by 605 people.

Misanya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 3,943 people, or 1 in 9,901. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 57 percent live, Namayingo District, where 16 percent live and Bugiri District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Misanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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