Mshao Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mshao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshao occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshao is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshao reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mshao is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msao8922/
Msaod805/
Msaho802/
Mzhao801/
Msaood73125/
Mshoua739/
Msaoud733/
Mshaua731/
Msoa6710/
Mzao679/
Mssaoud675/
Mjao671/
Mchaouch621/
M'Shahga621/
Msaua604/
Msuia602/
Mjaou602/
Msioa601/
Msuoa601/
Msooh601/
McAoy601/
McHoa601/
Mzaout559/
Mchoho556/
Mseiya552/
M'Joho551/
McEaha551/
McAuoy551/
McAooy550/
M'Seaad501/
Msajjat501/
Mchouad501/
Msayyad501/

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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 Mshao
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