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
Msambi is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msambi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Msambi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msambi live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Msambi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania Msambi is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 31 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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