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 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
| 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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