Msofu Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Msofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 805 | 1:65,766 | 6,960 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Msofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msofu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 427,422nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msofu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 65,766. In Tanzania Msofu is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 47 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Msofu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Msofu
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