Msalami Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msalami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msalami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Msalami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msalami is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msalami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Msalami occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msalami are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Msalami is most numerous in: Pemba South Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msalama8618/
Msalame868/
Msallemi803/
Msalameh801/
Msalamma801/
Msolomi7167/
Mselemi718/
Msolemi711/
McAlamy710/
McAlamey671/
McAlhamy670/
Msolomy575/
Mzelemi574/
McElamey531/
Mseileme531/
McAlomay530/
McElhamey501/

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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 Msalami
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