Musonye Surname
Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname
Musonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,160 | 1:14,614 | 1,771 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Musonye (354) may also be a first name.
Musonye Demographics
Musonye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Musonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musonye occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musonye? popularity and diffusion
Musonye is the 140,627th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,296,737 people. Musonye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musonye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,079th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 354 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 3,160 people, or 1 in 14,614. In Kenya Musonye is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Musonye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Musonye earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musoonye | 93 | 4 | / |
| Musionye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musonge | 86 | 2,955 | / |
| Musanye | 86 | 22 | / |
| Musonje | 86 | 9 | / |
| Musunye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Musonhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mosonye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Musonie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Musonoyi | 80 | 198 | / |
| Musongie | 80 | 124 | / |
| Mushonhe | 80 | 46 | / |
| Musoniya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mushunye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Muisanye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mushonge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Musonoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Musoneya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushonje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsunye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musongay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musongea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musanjye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musongeya | 75 | 142 | / |
| Mushanaye | 75 | 6 | / |
| Muzonyeyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mutseunye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musongeyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musongayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musange | 71 | 5,814 | / |
| Musanje | 71 | 4,027 | / |
| Muzanye | 71 | 256 | / |
| Musonji | 71 | 126 | / |
| Muzunye | 71 | 80 | / |
| Musunge | 71 | 65 | / |
| Musonja | 71 | 41 | / |
| Musunje | 71 | 37 | / |
| Musunhe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mosanye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Musonoi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Musonoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mushangaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meusseunye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musanae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musangie | 67 | 2,730 | / |
| Mushunje | 67 | 1,929 | / |
| Muisange | 67 | 405 | / |
| Mushaney | 67 | 114 | / |
| Muchoney | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mushonhi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mushange | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mossoney | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mushanje | 67 | 28 | / |
| Musanjje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mushanej | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muchonje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mushanie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mushonja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mushunge | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mussanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muzoonei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musaniya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mussonhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musangea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muusanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mussange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosoneya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musangej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musannie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musanyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musaanje | 67 | 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 Musonye
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