Msamala Surname
Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname
Msamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,072 | 1:15,969 | 2,510 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Msamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msamala occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msamala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msamala is the 337,050th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,667,471 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msamala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msamalia | 93 | 131 | / |
| Msamaila | 93 | 1 | / |
| Msamali | 86 | 282 | / |
| Msamalo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Msamale | 86 | 9 | / |
| Msomala | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mchamala | 80 | 117 | / |
| Msomali | 71 | 712 | / |
| Mzamela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Msomela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Msamelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Msemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mjamali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mshomali | 67 | 5 | / |
| McAmally | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mzamaleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshomally | 63 | 4 | / |
| Msomolo | 57 | 96 | / |
| Mzemela | 57 | 25 | / |
| Msomole | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mzamelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Msemelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Msomelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mchomola | 53 | 56 | / |
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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 Msamala
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