Msanda Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2951:179,46315,628
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msanda (38) may also be a first name.

Msanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msanda is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 639,219th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msanda live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Msanda is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 179,463. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 52 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 25 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msandai9293/
Msanday924/
Mshanda921/
M'Shanda861/
Msonda832,793/
Mzanda83358/
Msando83353/
Mxanda8374/
Mjanda8316/
Msandi8314/
Msande833/
Mshando7785/
Mssandi774/
Msiando771/
Msonnda771/
Msahandi712/
McHandas711/
Msandeep711/
M'Sounda711/
Msonde671,768/
Mzonda67777/
Msondo67184/
Mzandi67153/
Mcandi6751/
Mzande6713/
Mxamda673/
Msondi672/
Mjandi671/
Mhsondo622/
Mshondo621/
McHandy621/
Mhsonde621/
Mshendo621/
Msondhi621/
Msonnde621/
Mshonde621/
Msonder621/
Mzondai621/
Mzondi501,755/
Mzondo501,055/
Mzonde50264/
Mjondo5049/
Mconde502/
Mxondo501/

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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 Msanda
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