Msonye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Msonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msonye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Msonye Demographics

Msonye Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Msonye Last Name Facts

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

Msonye is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msonye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Msonye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msonye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 25 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 25 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 25 percent are found.

Msonye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Msonge831,978/
Mzonye831/
Msunye831/
Msongea774/
Mshonge773/
Mshenye771/
Msongeya7118/
Mzonge67695/
Msunje67650/
Msange67219/
Mzanye67121/
Msonoi6721/
Msanje6710/
Mzunye677/
McOney674/
Msanie673/
Mzonje671/
Mjogne671/
Mdjonayed671/
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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 Msonye
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