Msoja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msoja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Msoja (12) may also be a first name.

Msoja Last Name Facts

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

Msoja is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msoja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Msoja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msoja reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and North West, where 50 percent live. Barring South Africa Msoja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msoa8910/
Msosa808,793/
Mseja80798/
Msoza80269/
Msojo80244/
Msoya80141/
Msaja809/
Msoji804/
Msuoa801/
Msioa801/
Msija801/
Mjoja801/
Msocha73224/
Msousa7335/
Mësaja7326/
Msouza7311/
Mshuja737/
Mshoza733/
Msosea732/
Msohya731/
Msosah731/
M'Seja731/
Msau671,572/
Msai67541/
Msae67477/
Msaa6791/
Mzoa6758/
Mjai6724/
Msou6718/
Mshujaa6712/
Mjay6710/
Mjau678/
Msea678/
Mjaj675/
Msoi674/
Mcoj672/
Msaj672/
Mxoj672/
Mshiojo671/
Msajjat671/
Msay671/
Mjea671/
Mzoudja671/

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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 Msoja
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