Musayayi Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Musayayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Musayayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musayayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musayayi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Musayayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musayayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,604,449th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musayayi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 1,417,142. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 91 percent are found, Oyo, where 4 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musayaji | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mutayayi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musaiyyid | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mushayaye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Musayie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mutuyayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Musayeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musayeia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musajaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musayiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musayijja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musayee | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mushayijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushaiyija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhayyeh | 63 | 23 | / |
| Mousayee | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mosayiye | 63 | 2 | / |
| Musiyeye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muzajaji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mosayeya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mushaweji | 59 | 4 | / |
| Muchayiye | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muzeeyi | 53 | 315 | / |
| Musajee | 53 | 40 | / |
| Musuyee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Moseaye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhayee | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mussajee | 50 | 16 | / |
| Misaweye | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mauaieie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muzoweya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Meuhoyie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mutoweyi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mouaweie | 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 Musayayi
- 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