Msami Surname

94,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,0111:10,5651,366
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msami (484) may also be a first name.

Msami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msami (Hindi: मुसमी, Marathi: मसमी) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msami is the 94,077th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,438,805 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msami are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Msami is also the 386,404th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 484 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,011 people, or 1 in 10,565. In Tanzania Msami is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 17 percent live and Tanga Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Msami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Msami surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Msami earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 60.66% less than the national average, earning R 93,480 per year and in United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshami91253/
Msaimi913/
Msaymi913/
Msamih911/
Mssami911/
Msomi8044,723/
Msama80472/
Msamy80224/
Mjami80156/
Msame8017/
Msemi8016/
Mzami809/
Mcami801/
Mshama731,368/
Mshomi731,267/
Msaima73105/
Mdjami7330/
Msamer739/
Mssamy734/
Msamma734/
Msomie734/
Mzahmi732/
Msammy731/
Mzamoi731/
Mzamai731/
Msomai731/
Msamoa731/
Mzaami731/
Mssemi731/
Msamaa731/
Mshamma6710/
Msammet679/
Msameer675/
M'Chami671/

Msami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msami in the Hindi language
मुसमीmusami-
Msami in the Marathi language
मसमीmasami50
मसािमmasaima25
मसामीmasami25

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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
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  • 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 Msami
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