Msambira Surname
392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Msambira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
Msambira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msambira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msambira has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msambira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 392,486th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msambira reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Msambira is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Aside from Malawi Msambira exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Msambira
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