Mshona Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mshona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mshona is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshona? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshona are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Mshona is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 499,449. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 8 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshonga9240/
Msona91237/
Mshana8330,611/
Msonga833,876/
Mshoni83226/
Mshono8313/
Msoona834/
Msiona832/
Mshone831/
Mmsona831/
Mshanga7712,167/
Mshunga77146/
Mshongi77143/
Mshongo7788/
Mshonge773/
Msongaa771/
Mshanah771/
Msoonga771/
Msoni736,790/
Msana73936/
Msena73435/
Msuna73185/
Mjona7343/
Msone735/
M'Shanga7176/
Mshangai714/
Mshani6715,332/
Msanga676,866/
Msonge671,978/
Msongo671,476/
Msunga671,300/
Msoune67239/
M'Soni6795/
Msonoi6721/
Mshane6712/
Mchoni6712/
Msonyo679/
Msouni679/
Mchuna678/
Mzonga676/
Msunaa674/
Msugna673/
Msgana673/
Msonii672/
Mshuni672/
Mjhony671/
Msanaa671/
Mziona671/
Mssena671/
Mhsana671/
Mchono671/
Mshanh671/
Mseena671/
Mshuny671/
Msonni671/
McHony670/
McOnna670/

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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 Mshona
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