Msoya Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msohya911/
Msoa8910/
Msuya8049,038/
Msiya803,982/
Mseya801,025/
Msaya80252/
Msoyo8086/
Msoja804/
Msoyi803/
Msuoa801/
Msioa801/
Mscoy801/
Msiyah73342/
Mchoya73150/
Mshaya7312/
Mshiya734/
Msheya733/
Mssoyi731/
Msiyad731/
Mseeya731/
Msayah731/
Msau671,572/
Msai67541/
Msey67532/
Msae67477/
Msaa6791/
Mzoa6758/
Msou6718/
Mssiyah6710/
Mjoy679/
Msea678/
Msuy677/
Hmseeya674/
Msoi674/
Msaj672/
Msye671/
Mseehya671/
Msay671/
M'Seyah671/
Msaiaya671/
Msssoyi671/

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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
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