Msamba Surname
Approximately 5,861 people bear this surname
Msamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,476 | 1:11,828 | 1,543 |
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Msamba (395) may also be a first name.
Msamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msamba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Msamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Msamba? popularity and diffusion
Msamba is the 82,653rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,243,396 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msamba live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 434,832nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 395 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,476 people, or 1 in 11,828. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 27 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 24 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshamba | 92 | 1,552 | / |
| Msambaa | 92 | 677 | / |
| Msambai | 92 | 15 | / |
| Msaamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msambaja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Msomba | 83 | 8,232 | / |
| Mjamba | 83 | 930 | / |
| Mzamba | 83 | 279 | / |
| Msambo | 83 | 239 | / |
| Mcamba | 83 | 222 | / |
| Msemba | 83 | 162 | / |
| Mxamba | 83 | 69 | / |
| Msambi | 83 | 42 | / |
| Msambe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Msamva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msamwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshambaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshomba | 77 | 692 | / |
| Mshambi | 77 | 42 | / |
| Msamber | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mshambo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mjzamba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mxhamba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mshemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Msambei | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Sambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Zamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msiambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msaamber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mjomba | 67 | 3,716 | / |
| Mzomba | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Msombe | 67 | 747 | / |
| Mzemba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Mjambe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mzambi | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mzambo | 67 | 85 | / |
| Msombo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mzambe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Msembo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mxambi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msombi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Sambouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| McOmba | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Msamba
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