Msambu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Msambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Msambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msambu occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Msambu is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msambu reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Msambu is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 69 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 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 Msambu
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