Msanga Surname

71,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,7601:7,8321,021
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msanga (84) may also be a first name.

Msanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msanga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Msanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,863rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,061,396 people. The surname Msanga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msanga is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 84 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,760 people, or 1 in 7,832. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 32 percent live, Songwe Region, where 7 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Msanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Msanga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshanga9212,167/
Msaanga9259/
Msangoa928/
Msangaâ925/
Msangaa923/
Msangga923/
Msana91936/
Msaga91847/
Mshang'a86362/
M'Shanga8676/
Mshangai864/
Msaninga864/
Msangi8338,241/
Mshana8330,611/
Msango834,961/
Msonga833,876/
Msagha831,138/
Mzanga83567/
Msange83219/
Mjanga83124/
Msagaa8380/
Mshaga8376/
Msaaga8364/
Msangy836/
Msgana833/
Msagai832/
Msanaa831/
Msagah831/
Msagat831/
Msagga831/
Mhsana831/
Mxanga831/
Mshaninga8023/
Mshenga773,821/
Msaghaa772,347/
Mshangi77837/
Msiangi7796/
Mshonga7740/
Msagath7727/
Mshango7721/
Mzangoa7717/
Mshange7712/
Mmsange774/
Msongea774/
M'Sango772/
Mhjanga772/
Mtjanga772/
Mhcanga772/
Msangou772/
Msoonga771/
Msanger771/
Msongoa771/
Msongha771/
Msongaa771/
Mhsanay771/
Mshanah771/
Mzana731,041/
Mzaga73654/
Msago73370/
Msoga73357/
Mjana73236/
Mjaga7324/
Mxaga735/
Msano734/
Mcaga733/
Mxana731/
Mzangaya714/
Mchang'a711/
Mshangoi711/
M'Shahga711/
Msonge671,978/
Msongo671,476/
Mjange67261/
Mzaina67177/
Msooga67132/
Mzange67108/
McAnea6768/
Mtjana6711/
Mconga6710/
Mzonga676/
Mjaina676/
Mseuga675/
Mzango674/
McAnge674/
Mxhaga672/
Mxango672/
Mjonga672/
Mjagai672/
Mjanah671/
Mzayna671/
McAnay671/
Mshago671/
Mzaininga671/
Mziana671/
Mjango671/
Msomga671/
Mzagaa671/
Mcango671/
Mmzana671/
Mxangi671/

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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 Msanga
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