Msomekela Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msomekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msomekela 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
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Msomekela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msomekela occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msomekela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msomekela is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Msomekela occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Msomekela live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 80 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Msomekela occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found.

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
Msamkel751/
Masamakwela701/
Musomakweli701/
Mas Makwela701/
Mwasamakwela674/

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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 Msomekela
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