Msama Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Msama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 453 | 1:116,869 | 11,189 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msama (17) may also be a first name.
Msama Demographics
Msama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshama | 91 | 1,368 | / |
| Msaima | 91 | 105 | / |
| Msamad | 91 | 20 | / |
| Msamma | 91 | 4 | / |
| Msamau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Msamaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msamoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msamah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msamaha | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mshamma | 83 | 10 | / |
| Msoma | 80 | 6,703 | / |
| Msami | 80 | 5,065 | / |
| Msema | 80 | 2,356 | / |
| Mzama | 80 | 1,302 | / |
| Msamy | 80 | 224 | / |
| Msamo | 80 | 156 | / |
| Mjama | 80 | 19 | / |
| Msame | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mcama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mxama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshammad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshami | 73 | 253 | / |
| Mshema | 73 | 175 | / |
| Msomat | 73 | 52 | / |
| Mshamo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Msamer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mjamaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mzahma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msemma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msaamo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mssoma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mssamy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msaimi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mshoma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Msaymi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mjaima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzamai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msammy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mcauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msamih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mssami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msammet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Msameer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mchauma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchamad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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