Msonda Surname

156,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msonda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msonda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3791:7,1961,051
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msonda (37) may also be a first name.

Msonda Last Name Facts

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

Msonda occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Msonda.

How Common Is The Last Name Msonda? popularity and diffusion

Msonda is the 156,718th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,609,218 people. The surname Msonda is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msonda reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,379 people, or 1 in 7,196. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msonnda921/
M'Sounda861/
Msonde831,768/
Mzonda83777/
Msanda83476/
Msondo83184/
Msunda835/
Msondi832/
Msandai7793/
Msanday774/
Mshunda774/
Mhsondo772/
Mzondai771/
Msonder771/
Mshonde771/
Msonnde771/
Msondhi771/
Mshondo771/
Mhsonde771/
Mshanda771/
M'Shanda711/
Mzondi671,755/
Mzondo671,055/
Mzanda67358/
Msando67353/
Mzonde67264/
Mzunda67233/
Mxanda6774/
Mjunda6754/
Mjondo6749/
Mjanda6716/
Msandi6714/
Msande673/
Msundo672/
Mconde672/
Msundi672/
Mxondo671/

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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 Msonda
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