Msenya Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2291:231,18619,065
Kenya641:721,56130,456
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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Msenya Demographics

Msenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Msenya Last Name Facts

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

Msenya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msenya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 231,186. In Tanzania Msenya is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 48 percent live, Mara Region, where 46 percent live and Manyara Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Msenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Msenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.52% less than the national average, earning R 62,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshenya922/
Mgenya8324/
Msinya8310/
Mchenya771,096/
Mshengia718/
Msinja67266/
Mzinya67145/
Mcinya6717/
Mginya6716/
Mehesenia672/
Mjinya671/
Mgenja671/
McEnea670/
Mchinya62133/
Mshinyo624/
McEneay623/
Mzinyath571/
McHegney570/
Mjinja501,914/
Mzinja5069/
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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 Msenya
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