Moonsamy Surname

40,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Moonsamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moonsamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,6971:4,632593
Mauritius8811:1,468195
England731:763,26141,903
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France201:3,321,136213,627
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Moonsamy (5,947) may also be a first name.

Moonsamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moonsamy is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moonsamy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,914th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 569,651 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Moonsamy live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 86,161st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 5,947 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 11,697 people, or 1 in 4,632. In South Africa Moonsamy is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Moonsamy occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Moonsamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moonsamy surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moonsamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.21% more than the national average, earning R 288,048 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning $81,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moonsammy941,489/
Monsamy9311/
Mounsamy88171/
Moonsami8844/
Monsammy883/
Moonsamai8247/
Mounssamy8218/
Moonsamie8212/
Moonsammi821/
Moomsammy821/
Moonsommy821/
Munsamy805,847/
Monsiama7555/
Mohnsame7535/
Mansamay7530/
Munsammy7528/
Munnsamy754/
Monsamer753/
Munsamay752/
Monsiami751/
Mgonsami751/
Monshami751/
Mansiamy751/
Mansseamy711/
Munsami672,993/
Monzama6734/
Munsame6727/
Mansama6718/
Monzami674/
Mansami673/
Mumsamy671/
Monsomi671/
Monjame671/
Munsama671/

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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
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  • 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 Moonsamy
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