Mosinya Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Mosinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 38 | 1:1,215,261 | 35,116 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mosinya (218) may also be a first name.
Mosinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mosinya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mosinya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosinya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mosinya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 611,412th most common given name globally It is held by 218 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya Mosinya is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 89 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moysienya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Mosineiya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Masinya | 86 | 828 | / |
| Musinya | 86 | 564 | / |
| Mosenya | 86 | 337 | / |
| Mosinha | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mashinya | 80 | 935 | / |
| Moysenya | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mushinya | 80 | 58 | / |
| Mouzinya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Moisenya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Moshenya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mossinha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mousinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mossinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohsinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moisinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moussinia | 75 | 303 | / |
| Moyseenya | 75 | 50 | / |
| Motsenyat | 75 | 20 | / |
| Moiseenya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mojsienia | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mochinyat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mathsinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moussigna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masenya | 71 | 9,451 | / |
| Musenya | 71 | 4,315 | / |
| Mousainjad | 71 | 2,278 | / |
| Masinja | 71 | 1,837 | / |
| Muzinya | 71 | 331 | / |
| Mazinya | 71 | 88 | / |
| Mocinha | 71 | 51 | / |
| Musinja | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mucinya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mosenyo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Masinyo | 71 | 26 | / |
| Musinha | 71 | 12 | / |
| Masinia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masigna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moussignaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moçinha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Museny'a | 67 | 186 | / |
| Mushenya | 67 | 178 | / |
| Massinha | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mosaynia | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mashinja | 67 | 43 | / |
| Massigna | 67 | 41 | / |
| Massinja | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mussinia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mohsenia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mashinia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Massenya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mashenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mascinha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moysinho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masignat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mushinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutsenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massinyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masainja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosaynea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musenyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maasinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mussenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mochinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mussinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashynya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mosinya
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