Mshota Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Israel

Mshota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania261:2,036,21647,850
Israel51:1,711,52784,568

Mshota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshota is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Mshota occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mshota reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,036,216. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 35 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 35 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msota914/
Mshote83562/
Msheta83199/
Mshuta8353/
Mshata8312/
Mshoti838/
Mchota835/
Mshoto834/
Mshatta775/
McHotta774/
Msuta731,851/
Msote73429/
Mjota7352/
Mzota7330/
Mseta7326/
Msata7315/
Msoto7312/
Msoty735/
Msoti732/
Mshahata715/
Mszachta711/
Msouti67219/
Msutho6737/
Mchuta6715/
Msotho6714/
Msatat6714/
Mshuti6714/
Msouty6713/
Mshato6711/
Msheto6710/
Mshati6710/
Msutha679/
Msutta677/
McHoty674/
Mchoto673/
Msatha673/
Mshaty673/
Msothe671/
Msatay671/
Msahto671/
Mssuta671/
Msotyo671/
Mseeta671/
Msoute671/
Msatas671/
Msosti671/
Msotie671/
Mcotai671/
Msetha671/
Mzotha671/

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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 Mshota
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