Msama Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4531:116,86911,189
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msama (17) may also be a first name.

Msama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msama is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 642,991st most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. Msama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msama reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msama is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Msama is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 116,869. In Tanzania Msama is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 55 percent live, Mara Region, where 35 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Msama is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Msama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshama911,368/
Msaima91105/
Msamad9120/
Msamma914/
Msamau912/
Msamaa911/
Msamoa911/
Msamah911/
Msamaha8310/
Mshamma8310/
Msoma806,703/
Msami805,065/
Msema802,356/
Mzama801,302/
Msamy80224/
Msamo80156/
Mjama8019/
Msame8017/
Mcama802/
Mxama801/
Mshammad771/
Mshami73253/
Mshema73175/
Msomat7352/
Mshamo7314/
Msamer739/
Mjamaa737/
Mzahma735/
Msemma734/
Msaamo734/
Mssoma734/
Mssamy734/
Msaimi733/
Mshoma733/
Msaymi733/
Mjaima731/
Mzamai731/
Msammy731/
Msomai731/
Mcauma731/
Msamih731/
Mssami731/
Msammet679/
Msameer675/
Mchauma674/
Mchamad671/

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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 Msama
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis