Msoo Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Msoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msoo (1,015) may also be a first name.

Msoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msoo occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msoo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Msoo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 252,141st most frequent forename globally, held by 1,015 people.

Msoo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 851,648. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Msoo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msood89152/
Mso8610,247/
Mshood8042/
Msuo75250/
Mzoo75103/
Msou7518/
Msoa7510/
Msod755/
Msho755/
Msoi754/
Msso753/
Msio753/
Mxoo753/
Msot753/
McOo752/
Msos751/
Msoh751/
Mmso751/
Msgo751/
Mhso751/
Msoud67257/
Mssos679/
Ms'od675/
Mshoi675/
Msoph674/
Mjood674/
Mshod672/
Mchoo672/
Hmsho672/
Mshop671/
Mscoy671/
Mssuo671/
M'Sou671/
Mėsos671/
Msouh671/
Msous671/
Msioa671/
Msuoa671/
Mszoe671/

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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 Msoo
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