Misoa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Misoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 37 | 1:1,248,105 | 35,192 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Misoa (13) may also be a first name.
Misoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Misoa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Misoa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Misoa is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Misoa are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,248,105. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 92 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 3 percent are found and Kitui County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Misoa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Madagascar, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Misoa
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