Msayi Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Msayi (14) may also be a first name.

Msayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msayi occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Msayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Msayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Msayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msayi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

Msayi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live and North West, where 19 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Msayi Last Name Statistics demography

Msayi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning R 184,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshayi9121/
Msayhi913/
Mscayi912/
Msai89541/
Msay891/
M'Sayid839/
Mshai801,372/
Msaid80665/
Msaya80252/
Msaji80203/
Msaih80142/
Mcayi8014/
M'Sai8012/
Msaye8011/
Msayu805/
Msoyi803/
Mseyi802/
Msays802/
Msaie802/
Mzayi802/
Msayo802/
Mssai802/
Mhsai801/
M'Said73353/
Mshaid73206/
Msauye7356/
Hmsaid7354/
Mshiyi7335/
Mshaya7312/
Mseyid7311/
Mssaid738/
Msayed736/
Mhsaye735/
Msajie734/
Mshaji733/
Mxhayi732/
Msaiah732/
Msaiid732/
Msaied731/
Mshaye731/
Mchayi731/
Msayah731/
Mssoyi731/
Msau671,572/
Msey67532/
Msae67477/
M'Seyid67167/
Msaa6791/
Mjai6724/
M'Saiid6715/
Msei6715/
Mzai6714/
M'Ssaid6713/
Msseyid6710/
Msoa6710/
Mjay6710/
Msui679/
Msai'id679/
Msea678/
M'Saied678/
Msuy677/
Msaieet674/
Msoi674/
Mjayije674/
Msey'id672/
Msaj672/
Msayeed672/
Msye671/
Mzay671/
Mshayes671/
Mshajid671/
Msaiaya671/
Msssoyi671/
Mssaied671/

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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 Msayi
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