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

The surname Msongo is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msongo? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 38,842. In Tanzania Msongo is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 15 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

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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