Mshongo Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mshongo (13) may also be a first name.

Mshongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshongo is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mshongo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshongo is the 1,994,173rd most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Mshongo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshongo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 13 people.

Mshongo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 76 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mshongo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msongo921,476/
Mshogo92104/
Mshono9213/
Msong'o8686/
Mshonga8640/
Mshango8621/
Mhcongo869/
Mhzongo864/
Mshengo862/
Msongoa861/
Mxhongo861/
Msogo836/
Mshangoi801/
Msango774,961/
Msonga773,876/
Mshona77107/
Mzongo77105/
Mxongo7798/
Msungo7739/
Msonoi7721/
Mjongo7712/
Mchono771/
Mshago771/
Mshanga7112,167/
Mshenga713,821/
Mshunga71146/
M'Sonoi7122/
Msangoa718/
Msangou712/
M'Sango712/
Mxongoi711/
Mxhungo711/
Msoonga711/
Mjongoi711/
Msongha711/
Msongaa711/
Msogoth711/
Msago67370/
Mshang'a67362/
Msoga67357/
Msona67237/
Mjogo67214/
M'Shanga6776/
Mjono6769/
Mcono6758/
Mchamngo674/
Mzogo672/

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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 Mshongo
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