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

The last name Msamo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msamo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Msamo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msamo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 404,311. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

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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