Mgosi Surname
Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname
Mgosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,379 | 1:38,391 | 4,421 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgosi (500) may also be a first name.
Mgosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgosi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgosi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 279,796th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgosi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 379,225th most common first name worldwide It is held by 500 people.
The last name Mgosi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 38,391. In Tanzania Mgosi is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mgosi
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