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) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Namasani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namasani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 344,343rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,849,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Namasani live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Namasani is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Outside of Malawi Namasani occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

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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