Msambi Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Msambi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msambi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msambi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msambi is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msambi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Msambi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msambi reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania Msambi is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 31 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshambi | 92 | 42 | / |
| Msambai | 92 | 15 | / |
| Msambei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msiambi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msamba | 83 | 5,861 | / |
| Msembi | 83 | 191 | / |
| Mzambi | 83 | 92 | / |
| Msambe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mxambi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Msombi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mjambi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mshamba | 77 | 1,552 | / |
| Msambaa | 77 | 677 | / |
| Msamber | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mzhambi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mxhambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msaamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Sambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msambaja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Msaamber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msomba | 67 | 8,232 | / |
| Msombe | 67 | 747 | / |
| Msembe | 67 | 391 | / |
| Mzamba | 67 | 279 | / |
| Mjambe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mzembi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mzambe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mjombi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mzombi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mxambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshambaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| McOmbi | 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 Msambi
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