Misonje Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Misonje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 348 | 1:152,131 | 13,783 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
Misonje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misonje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Misonje is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misonje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 662,685th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misonje live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 152,131. In Tanzania Misonje is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 23 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 Misonje
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