Msangu Surname
Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname
Msangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 629 | 1:84,168 | 8,582 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Msangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msangu is most common in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Msangu is the 335,833rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name Msangu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msangu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Msangu is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 84,168. In Tanzania Msangu is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 70 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Msangu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msangou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mshangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msanu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Msagu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Msaningu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Msaghu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mjangu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Msanhu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Msongu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mshanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msganu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msainu | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Sanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msaagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshengu | 77 | 4,769 | / |
| Mzagu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Msonu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mcagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mchanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mchagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchanus | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mchaunu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mjonu | 55 | 10 | / |
| Mconu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mchonu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mzoghu | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Msangu
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