Msamali Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msamali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msamali Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Msamali Demographics

Msamali Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Msamali Last Name Facts

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

Msamali is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Msamali.

How Common Is The Last Name Msamali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 933,049th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msamali are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Msamali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msamalia93131/
Msamala861,093/
Msomali86712/
Msamale869/
Mjamali861/
Mshomali805/
Msamaila801/
Mzameli7112/
Msomala718/
McAmally672/
Mzamaleh671/
Mshomally634/
Msomole5710/
Msemele574/
Msomele571/
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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 Msamali
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