Mushanya Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Mushanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 240 | 1:64,326 | 9,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mushanya (12) may also be a first name.
Mushanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mushanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mushanya is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mushanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,032,007th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushanya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
Mushanya is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 64,326. In Zimbabwe Mushanya is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 73 percent are found, Harare Province, where 9 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musanya | 93 | 2,288 | / |
| Mushahanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Musaanya | 88 | 39 | / |
| Moshanya | 88 | 22 | / |
| Mussanya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mousanya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mushanja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mushonya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Musannya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musanyah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mutsanjya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Muchaanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mutshanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muzanya | 80 | 210 | / |
| Mosanya | 80 | 207 | / |
| Musanja | 80 | 161 | / |
| Musania | 80 | 6 | / |
| Musonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Musanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muchahanya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Muchanja | 75 | 115 | / |
| Musangia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mutsanja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mussania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mussanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musangea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musangna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musanhia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musonjya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mushonyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mousania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mushanjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutsanjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muisangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousainjad | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Mosanja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muzanyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muzanja | 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
- 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 Mushanya
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