Msaba Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1451:365,11526,840
South Africa951:570,29244,274
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msaba (48) may also be a first name.

Msaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msaba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msaba are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 41 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found and Geita Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Msaba exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Msaba Last Name Statistics demography

Msaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.82% less than the national average, earning R 116,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msabah91770/
Msabaa9114/
Mshaba9112/
Msabha912/
Msauba911/
Msabau911/
M'Saba911/
Msabay911/
Msabaha836,601/
Msaibah83389/
Mshabaa8310/
Msabhai834/
Mshabah832/
Mshabaz832/
Msabahe831/
Mssabaa831/
Mssabah831/
Msaibaa831/
Msabi801,778/
Msawa80650/
Mseba80326/
Msabe80194/
Mjaba80191/
Mxaba80162/
Mzaba8090/
Msoba8075/
Msava8016/
Msabo805/
Mshabaha77360/
M'Shabah771/
Msheba73162/
Mshawa7333/
Mshabi7323/
Mxhaba7320/
Msaave7316/
Msabou7316/
Msabhi7310/
Msaiwa739/
Msabhe737/
Mshava736/
Mssawa735/
Msaiva734/
Mshabe734/
Mzabat734/
Mshoba733/
Msieba732/
Mhcaba732/
Msampa732/
Msabih732/
Msaber732/
M'Sabi732/
Msaabe731/
Msabit731/
Mscabe731/
Msavai731/
M'Sabe731/
Msaibo731/
Msaswa731/
Mjabha731/
Mzabah731/
Msabeh731/
Msavah731/
M'Zaba731/
Msaywa731/
McAbay730/
McAbea730/
Msampha672,229/
M'Sabou6767/
Mchabha674/
Mshabeh671/
Msabeeh671/
Msaibeh671/
M'Sabih671/
Mssabou671/
Msowaah671/

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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
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  • 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 Msaba
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