Musanya Surname
Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname
Musanya Surname Definition:
Musanya is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: sun.
Musanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 936 | 1:41,709 | 5,273 |
| Zambia | 887 | 1:17,869 | 1,998 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Musanya (110) may also be a first name.
Musanya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musanya is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: sun.
Musanya is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: sun.
Musanya Demographics
Musanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Musanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musanya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Musanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Musanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 185,255th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,185,116 people. The last name Musanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanya live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most common forename on earth It is held by 110 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 936 people, or 1 in 41,709. In Uganda Musanya is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 40 percent live, Kamuli District, where 9 percent live and Mayuge District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda Musanya occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Musanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Musanya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushanya | 93 | 244 | / |
| Musaanya | 93 | 39 | / |
| Mussanya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mousanya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Musanyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musannya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mutsanjya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Muzanya | 86 | 210 | / |
| Mosanya | 86 | 207 | / |
| Musanja | 86 | 161 | / |
| Musania | 86 | 6 | / |
| Musonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Musanyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mushahanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moshanya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Musangia | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mutsanja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mussanha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mussania | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mushonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mushanja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mussanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mousania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mousanha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musonjya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musanhia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musangea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muchaanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mutshanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutsanjia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muisangia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mousainjad | 71 | 2,278 | / |
| Mosanja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Muzanyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Muchahanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muzanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchanja | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mosaynia | 67 | 43 | / |
| Muzannyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mushanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moosania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Musanya
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