Msagala Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msagala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msagala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2691:41,7194,758
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msagala Last Name Facts

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

Msagala is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msagala? popularity and diffusion

Msagala is the 283,643rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name Msagala occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Msagala live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,269 people, or 1 in 41,719. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 40 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Msagala Last Name Statistics demography

Msagala earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning R 226,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msagalla936/
Msangala931/
Msagallah884/
Msagallha881/
Msagale865/
Mjagala861/
Msangola801/
Msogola711/
Msongola671/
Msogahale631/
Mzogela575/
Msogoli571/
Msongole5315,089/
Msongolo53196/
Msongoli535/
Mcogolla531/
Msongoleh504/
Mshongolo501/
Mc'ogallo501/

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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 Msagala
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