Msangu Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6291:84,1688,582
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Msangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msangu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msangu? popularity and diffusion

Msangu is the 335,833rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msangu are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Msangu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 84,168. In Tanzania Msangu is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 70 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 15 percent live and Manyara Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Msangu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msangou922/
Mshangu921/
Msanu9111/
Msagu914/
Msaningu862/
Msaghu8339/
Mjangu8310/
Msanhu838/
Msongu834/
Mshanu832/
Msganu831/
Msainu831/
M'Sanu831/
Msaagu831/
Mshengu774,769/
Mzagu7313/
Msonu732/
Mcagu731/
Mchanu672/
Mchagu671/
Mchanus622/
Mchaunu621/
Mjonu5510/
Mconu551/
Mchonu507/
Mzoghu504/

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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
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  • 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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