Mshoka Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mshoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mshoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshoka occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshoka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Mshoka occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mshoka are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mshoka is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 17 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshokat926/
Msoka913,467/
Mshaka8344/
Mshoki839/
Mshuka839/
Mshoko834/
Msokau833/
Mshoqa831/
Msoyka831/
McHotka770/
Msaka732,886/
Msuka732,381/
Mjoka731,711/
Mseka731,054/
Msoke73983/
Msoki73420/
Msoko7325/
Mzoka736/
Msoky731/
Msauka67406/
Mchuka67110/
Mshaki6777/
Msakha6777/
Msheqo6775/
Msakaa676/
Mshake675/
Msakho674/
Mssaka674/
Msaaka674/
Msakai674/
Mshako674/
Mshuke674/
Msakat672/
Msheqa672/
Msioki672/
M'Soko671/
Msekaa671/
Mshuko671/
Msseka671/
M'Soki671/
Mchoke671/
Msukat671/
Msioko671/

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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 Mshoka
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