Msongo Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3631:38,8424,456
Kenya641:721,56130,456
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msongo (14) may also be a first name.

Msongo Last Name Facts

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

Msongo occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Msongo is the 265,110th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,937,362 people. The surname Msongo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msongo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The surname Msongo is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 38,842. In Tanzania Msongo is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 15 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Msongo Last Name Statistics demography

Msongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.68% less than the national average, earning R 100,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshongo9288/
Msong'o9286/
Msongoa921/
Msogo916/
Msango834,961/
Msonga833,876/
Mzongo83105/
Mshogo83104/
Mxongo8398/
Msungo8339/
Msonoi8321/
Mshono8313/
Mjongo8312/
Mshonga7740/
M'Sonoi7722/
Mshango7721/
Mhcongo779/
Msangoa778/
Mhzongo774/
Msangou772/
Mshengo772/
M'Sango772/
Mxongoi771/
Msogoth771/
Msongaa771/
Msongha771/
Mjongoi771/
Mxhongo771/
Msoonga771/
Msago73370/
Msoga73357/
Msona73237/
Mjogo73214/
Mjono7369/
Mcono7358/
Mzogo732/
Mshangoi711/
Msanga676,866/
Msunga671,300/
Msooga67132/
Mshona67107/
Mconga6710/
Mzonga676/
Msoona674/
Mzango674/
Msiona672/
Mxango672/
Mjonga672/
Msomga671/
Mcango671/
Mjango671/
Mmsona671/
Mshago671/
Mchono671/

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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 Msongo
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