Msunje Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msunje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msunje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Msunje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msunje is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Msunje.

How Common Is The Last Name Msunje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msunje is the 504,985th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msunje are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msune911/
Msoune83239/
Msunja839/
Mzunje834/
Msuner831/
Msunye831/
Msuneet774/
Msunche774/
Msuna73185/
McUne73140/
Msuni736/
Msone735/
Mzune732/
Msunza671,082/
Msungi67189/
Msiuni6769/
McEune6730/
Mjuned6725/
Msunsh679/
Msouni679/
Mzunye677/
Mjoune675/
Msunsa674/
Msunyi674/
Msunaa674/
Msonye674/
McHune673/
Msunny673/
Mshuni672/
Mjunet672/
Mzunze672/
Mzoune671/
Mhsuni671/
Mzonje671/
Mssuni671/
McUune671/
Mzunge671/
Mshuny671/
Mshone671/
McUine670/

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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 Msunje
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