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.

DNA test information

Msomali 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
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 is found most frequently in Somalia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Msomali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msomali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,234th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. Msomali is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msomali live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Msomali is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally, held by 11 people.

Msomali is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 24,957. Besides Somalia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

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
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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