Msato Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msato Last Name Facts

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

Msato (Arabic: مسيتو) is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msato? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Msato is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msato are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Msato is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshato9111/
Msaato911/
Msaito911/
Msahto911/
Msaitoh8318/
Msata8015/
Msoto8012/
Mjato8010/
Mzato809/
McAto805/
Msatat7314/
Msotho7314/
Mshata7312/
Mjahto737/
Mjatto734/
Mshoto734/
Mchato733/
Mzatho733/
Msatha733/
Mcauto732/
Msatas731/
Mjauto731/
McAtoo731/
Mshayta677/
Mshatta675/
Msattat672/
McHatto672/
Msothoo671/
Mdjatou671/

Msato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msato in the Arabic language
مسيتوmsytw-

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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 Msato
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