Msambila Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msambila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Msambila 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
Tanzania8271:64,0166,799
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Msambila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msambila occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msambila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,171st most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. Msambila is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msambila are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 64,016. In Tanzania Msambila is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Msambila exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

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
Msambili88745/
Mchambila821/
Mjambili75136/
Mzambili7518/
Msamwela755/
Mjambele63120/
Mzambele6352/
Msombeli635/
Msombelo634/
Mzembela631/
Mzombile631/
Mjombela631/
Mchombela591/
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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 Msambila
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