Msyani Surname
Approximately 5,867 people bear this surname
Msyani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,577 | 1:9,493 | 1,237 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Msyani (25) may also be a first name.
Msyani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msyani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msyani is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Msyani.
How Common Is The Last Name Msyani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 82,583rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,242,125 people. The last name Msyani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msyani are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Msyani is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,577 people, or 1 in 9,493. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 45 percent live, Songwe Region, where 40 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.
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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 Msyani
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