Musaya Surname
Approximately 2,047 people bear this surname
Musaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| DR Congo | 643 | 1:114,898 | 12,589 |
| Zambia | 190 | 1:83,421 | 7,024 |
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Musaya (430) may also be a first name.
Musaya Demographics
Musaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Musaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musaya (Hindi: मुसया, Marathi: मुसाया) is most common in Malawi. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Musaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Musaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,306th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,560,110 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musaya live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 413,955th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 430 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Barring Malawi Musaya exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.
Musaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Musaya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुसया | musaya | 75 |
| मुसाया | musaya | 25 |
| Musaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुसाया | musaya | 50 |
| मुसया | musaya | 50 |
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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 Musaya
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