Msiyani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Msiyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msiyani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msiyani Last Name Facts

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

Msiyani is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Msiyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiyani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msiyani live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Msiyani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent are found. Not including South Africa Msiyani occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshiyani932/
Msiyeni86131/
Msiyane867/
Msiyana864/
Msayani861/
Mshiyeni8060/
Mshiyane804/
Mgiyane7115/
Mziyana719/
Mziyane718/
Mjiyane717/
Msayuni716/
Msaveni712/
Msejani711/
Mxoyani711/
Mseyane711/
Mgeyani711/
Msane6713,217/
Mjhiyane673/
Msajenio671/
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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 Msiyani
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