Msambo Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Msambo Surname Definition:
Msambo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: branch of a tree.
Msambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Msambo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Msambo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: branch of a tree.
Msambo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: branch of a tree.
Msambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msambo occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msambo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Msambo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msambo live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Msambo is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi Msambo is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshambo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Msamba | 83 | 5,861 | / |
| Mzambo | 83 | 85 | / |
| Msombo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Msembo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mjambo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mxambo | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Sambouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshamba | 77 | 1,552 | / |
| Msambaa | 77 | 677 | / |
| Mchambo | 77 | 289 | / |
| Mshombo | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mdjambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msaamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msombou | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Shombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msomba | 67 | 8,232 | / |
| Mjamba | 67 | 930 | / |
| Mjombo | 67 | 353 | / |
| Mzamba | 67 | 279 | / |
| Mcamba | 67 | 222 | / |
| Msemba | 67 | 162 | / |
| Mxamba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mzombo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mshambaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamva | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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