Msanja Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania341:1,557,10647,112
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msanja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msanja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Msanja reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania Msanja is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent live, Lindi Region, where 26 percent live and Mara Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshanja9235/
Msanya832,156/
Mjanja831,301/
Msanjo83173/
Msanza8314/
Msanje8310/
Msanji834/
Msansa832/
Msanca831/
Msangia7773/
Mshanya775/
Mhsanya775/
Mshanji771/
Msanjhi771/
Mchanjha711/
Mzanje67336/
Msange67219/
Mjanxa6736/
Msanzo6710/
Mjanji676/
Mcanji676/
Mzanza676/
Msanyo674/
Msanie673/
Mzanya672/
Mcanca672/
Mjanya671/
Mcanza671/
Mcanya671/
Mzanjo671/
Msanhi671/

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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 Msanja
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