Msamo Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msamo Last Name Facts

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

Msamo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msamo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Msamo is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msamo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 404,311. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Msamo Last Name Statistics demography

Msamo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.21% less than the national average, earning R 130,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshamo9114/
Msaamo914/
Msamoa911/
Msemo807,165/
Mzamo806,326/
Msama80472/
Msomo8096/
Mjamo805/
Mxamo803/
M'Sammou771/
Mshama731,368/
Msaima73105/
Msamad7320/
Msamma734/
Msamau732/
Mshomo732/
Mchamo731/
Mzamoi731/
Mzamou731/
Msamah731/
Msoumo731/
Msamaa731/
Msamaha6710/
Mshamma6710/

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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 Msamo
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