Msomali Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Msomali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msomali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Msomali (11) may also be a first name.

Msomali Last Name Facts

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

Msomali occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msomali.

How Common Is The Last Name Msomali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Msomali is the 471,234th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. The last name Msomali occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msomali reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 24,957. Without taking into account Somalia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshomali935/
Msumali86728/
Msamali86282/
Msomala868/
Msamalia80131/
Mshumali801/
Mshomally754/
Msamala711,093/
Msomole7110/
Msamale719/
Mzumali716/
Msomele711/
Mjamali711/
Msamaila671/
Mchumali671/
Mzumala574,612/
Mzameli5712/
Msemele574/
McAmally532/
Mzamaleh531/

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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 Msomali
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