Msabah Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msabah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msabah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7151:74,0447,707
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Msabah (203) may also be a first name.

Msabah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msabah occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msabah.

How Common Is The Last Name Msabah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 443,594th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. Msabah is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msabah reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 203 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 74,044. In Tanzania Msabah is most prevalent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 37 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 16 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Msabah exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msabaha926,601/
Msaibah92389/
Mshabah922/
Msabahe921/
Mssabah921/
Msaba91247/
Mshabaha86360/
M'Shabah861/
Msabaa8314/
Mshaba8312/
Msabha832/
Mzabah831/
Msabay831/
Msavah831/
M'Saba831/
Msabau831/
Msauba831/
Mshabaa7710/
Msabhai774/
Mshabaz772/
Msaibaa771/
Mssabaa771/
Mseba73326/
Mjaba73191/
Mxaba73162/
Mzaba7390/
Msoba7375/
Msava7316/
Msabo735/
Msheba67162/
Mxhaba6720/
Msabou6716/
Mshava676/
Mzavah675/
Mzabat674/
Msaiva674/
Mshoba673/
Mhcaba672/
Msieba672/
Msampa672/
Msaibo671/
Msobho671/
M'Zaba671/
Msavai671/
Mjabha671/
McAbea670/
McAbay670/

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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 Msabah
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