Msunza Surname
Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname
Msunza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 948 | 1:55,846 | 6,094 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msunza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msunza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msunza has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msunza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 339,783rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. Msunza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msunza live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 55,846. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 61 percent live, Iringa Region, where 28 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Sunza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msunzah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msusinza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msonza | 83 | 438 | / |
| Msumza | 83 | 344 | / |
| Msunja | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mzunza | 83 | 5 | / |
| Msunsa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mcunza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msonzah | 77 | 20 | / |
| M'Sonza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Msuntsha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Msunje | 67 | 650 | / |
| Msonsa | 67 | 383 | / |
| Msungi | 67 | 189 | / |
| Mzunze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msonzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mzonza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msunche | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mshungi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mchunja | 62 | 1 | / |
| Msontsha | 57 | 6 | / |
| Msonthsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mzonzi | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mzonzo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mjungi | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mzunje | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mzungi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mjumzi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mzunge | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mcunsi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Msonso | 50 | 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 Msunza
- 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