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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msoya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Msoya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Msoya is most common in: Arusha Region, where 80 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 7 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Msoya is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
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