Msonyo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Msonyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msonyo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Msonyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msonyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msonyo is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Msonyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msonyo live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Msonyo is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 80 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.

Msonyo Last Name Statistics demography

Msonyo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.79% less than the national average, earning R 50,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msonoi8321/
Msanyo834/
Msonya834/
Mchonyo77128/
M'Sonoi7722/
Msonnyi771/
Msoni736,790/
Msona73237/
Msone735/
McOny733/
Msanya672,156/
Msonge671,978/
Msoune67239/
Mshoni67226/
Msonia67169/
Mshona67107/
M'Soni6795/
Mjonjo6722/
Mzonya6718/
Msouni679/
Msunya675/
McOney674/
Msoona674/
Msiona672/
Msonii672/
Mzoony671/
Msonni671/
Mshone671/
Mxonya671/
Mjhony671/
Mmsona671/
McHony670/

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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
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  • 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 Msonyo
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