Msandi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msandi (162) may also be a first name.

Msandi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msandi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msandi? popularity and diffusion

Msandi is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Msandi reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 720,105th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 162 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Msandi is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 57 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live and Njombe Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 29 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msandai9293/
Mssandi924/
Msahandi862/
Msanda83476/
Mzandi83153/
Mcandi8351/
Msande833/
Msondi832/
Mjandi831/
Msanday774/
Msondhi771/
Mshanda771/
M'Shanda711/
Msandeep711/
Msonda672,793/
Msonde671,768/
Mzondi671,755/
Mzanda67358/
Mzande6713/
Mzondie621/
Mzondai621/
Msonder621/
Mshonde621/
Msonnda621/
Msonnde621/
Mhsonde621/
McHandy621/
M'Sounda571/
Mzonda50777/
Mzonde50264/
Mconde502/
Mzomdi501/

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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 Msandi
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