Mseso Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mseso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mseso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2481:213,47417,909
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mseso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mseso is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mseso is the 1,003,904th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name Mseso is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseso live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 213,474. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 37 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msesa80942/
Msoso80286/
Msaso80105/
Mjeso8045/
Mgeso805/
Msejo801/
Msiso801/
Mxesho7337/
Msecho7331/
Mdgeso7311/
Msesha739/
Msessa732/
Mseysa731/
Msesga731/
Mseschoss711/
Mseissa6760/
Mxhesho6726/
Mshosho676/
Mshesha672/
Mseyssa672/
Mshasho671/
Msseisa671/
M'Sessa671/
M'Seisa671/

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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 Mseso
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