Msoya Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Msoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Msoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msoya is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Msoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msoya live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Msoya is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 80 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 7 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msohya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msoa | 89 | 10 | / |
| Msuya | 80 | 49,038 | / |
| Msiya | 80 | 3,982 | / |
| Mseya | 80 | 1,025 | / |
| Msaya | 80 | 252 | / |
| Msoyo | 80 | 86 | / |
| Msoja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Msoyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Msuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mscoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msiyah | 73 | 342 | / |
| Mchoya | 73 | 150 | / |
| Mshaya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mshiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msheya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mssoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msiyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mseeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msau | 67 | 1,572 | / |
| Msai | 67 | 541 | / |
| Msey | 67 | 532 | / |
| Msae | 67 | 477 | / |
| Msaa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mzoa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Msou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mssiyah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mjoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Msea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Msuy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hmseeya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mseehya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msay | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Seyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msaiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msssoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Msoya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis