Msofe Surname
Approximately 6,064 people bear this surname
Msofe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,054 | 1:8,745 | 1,152 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msofe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msofe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msofe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msofe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,340th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,201,772 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msofe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Msofe is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,054 people, or 1 in 8,745. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Msofe
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