Msosi Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Msosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 271 | 1:195,357 | 16,724 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msosi is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 948,111th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Msosi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msosi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Msosi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 195,357. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 50 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 25 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msoshi | 91 | 65 | / |
| Mshosi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Msotsi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msossi | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Soshi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msoesie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msosa | 80 | 8,793 | / |
| Msusi | 80 | 452 | / |
| Msasi | 80 | 337 | / |
| Msosy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Msoji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Msozi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Msose | 80 | 2 | / |
| Msogi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msosha | 73 | 282 | / |
| Msochi | 73 | 185 | / |
| Msossy | 73 | 53 | / |
| Msousa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Hmsasi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mchosi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Msatsi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msoses | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mseshi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msosea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msodzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshozi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msassi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjoshi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mssassi | 67 | 802 | / |
| Mshashi | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mshushi | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mshosha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Msheshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mzoutsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshatsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| McHosie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Msosi
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