Namasani Surname

344,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Namasani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namasani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
India2811:2,729,77084,601
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Namasani (59) may also be a first name.

Namasani Last Name Facts

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

Namasani (Bengali: নামসাঙি, Marathi: नामसानी) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namasani? popularity and diffusion

Namasani is the 344,343rd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,849,197 people. The last name Namasani is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Namasani are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Namasani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namasani in the Bengali language
নামসাঙিnamasani-
Namasani in the Marathi language
नामसानीnamasani-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namasani
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