Msaya Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Msaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msaya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Msaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Msaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msaya is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Msaya reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Msaya Last Name Statistics demography

Msaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.26% less than the national average, earning R 51,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshaya9112/
Msayah911/
Msaa8991/
Msay891/
Msaiaya831/
Msuya8049,038/
Msiya803,982/
Mseya801,025/
Mjaya80283/
Msayi80177/
Msoya80141/
Msaye8011/
Msaja809/
Msayu805/
Mshaa803/
Msays802/
Mzaya802/
Msayo802/
Msaaa801/
Msa756,768/
Msy7533/
Msiyah73342/
Msauye7356/
Mësaja7326/
Mshayi7321/
Msayed736/
Mhsaye735/
Mshiya734/
Msheya733/
Msayhi733/
Msaiah732/
Mzayat732/
Mscayi732/
Mseeya731/
Msaawe731/
Msiyad731/
Mshaye731/
Msohya731/
Mzayad731/
Mmshaa731/
Msau671,572/
Msai67541/
Msey67532/
Msae67477/
Mssa67173/
Msha6758/
Mzaa6718/
Mshujaa6712/
Mssy6712/
Mjay6710/
Mssiyah6710/
Msoa6710/
M'Sa679/
M'Sayid679/
Msea678/
Måsa678/
Msuy677/
Hmsa675/
Hmseeya674/
Msiy673/
Msaj672/
Msayeed672/
Mshayes671/
Mseehya671/
Msza671/
Mzay671/
Msye671/
Msys671/
Ms'a671/
Msyz671/
Mszy671/
Mmsy671/
Hmsy671/
M'Seyah671/
Mshy671/

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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 Msaya
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