Msabi Surname

228,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7501:30,2523,603
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msabi (129) may also be a first name.

Msabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msabi is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msabi is the 228,032nd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,098,732 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Msabi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msabi is also the 818,356th most widely held first name on earth, held by 129 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,750 people, or 1 in 30,252. In Tanzania Msabi is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 47 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Msabi exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshabi9123/
Msabhi9110/
M'Sabi912/
Msabih912/
Msabit911/
Msabhai834/
M'Sabih831/
Mzabi801,422/
Msobi80879/
Msebi80477/
Msavi80249/
Msaba80247/
Msabe80194/
Msawi8012/
Mjabi804/
Mxabi801/
Mshaibih771/
Msabaa7314/
Mshaba7312/
Msaiwa739/
Msabhe737/
Msaiva734/
Mshabe734/
Mshawi733/
Mshobi733/
Msabha732/
Mshavi732/
Msaber732/
M'Sabe731/
Mhjabi731/
Msabay731/
Msavai731/
Mscabe731/
Msebei731/
McAboi731/
Msauba731/
M'Saba731/
Msaabe731/
Msabeh731/
Mseibi731/
Mshabaa6710/
Mshabeh671/
Msabeeh671/
Msaibeh671/
Mshobie671/
M'Msavi671/
Msaibaa671/
Mssabaa671/

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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 Msabi
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