Msunga Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9631:54,9766,012
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Msunga (17) may also be a first name.

Msunga Last Name Facts

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

Msunga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,736th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. Msunga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msunga live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msunga is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 54,976. In Tanzania Msunga is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 56 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 15 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshunga92146/
Msungaa924/
Msuunga921/
Msuna91185/
Msuga9176/
Msonga833,876/
Mzunga832,859/
Msungi83189/
Msungo8339/
Mjunga8313/
Mseuga835/
Msunaa834/
Msugna833/
Mshuga832/
Msugha832/
Msuiga831/
Mshinga77139/
Mshonga7740/
Msughga7721/
Mzuunga775/
Mshungi774/
Msongea774/
Msongoa771/
Msongha771/
Msoonga771/
Mzungah771/
Msungui771/
Mzungha771/
Msongaa771/
Msoga73357/
Msona73237/
Mzuga73178/
Mzuna7357/
Mcuna738/
Mjuna735/
Mjuga732/
Mxuna731/
Msuno731/
Mzunghga714/
Msoughga711/
Msuughga711/
Msonge671,978/
Msongo671,476/
Mzuuga67221/
Mzugha67176/
Msooga67132/
Mshona67107/
Mchuna678/
Mzonga676/
Mjungi675/
Mjugha675/
Msoona674/
Mzungi674/
Mcunha673/
Mjunas672/
Mcungi671/
Mzugaa671/
Mmsona671/
Mzunge671/

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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 Msunga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis