Msanja Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Msanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 34 | 1:1,557,106 | 47,112 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Msanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msanja is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Msanja is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Msanja reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania Msanja is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 26 percent are found and Mara Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshanja | 92 | 35 | / |
| Msanya | 83 | 2,156 | / |
| Mjanja | 83 | 1,301 | / |
| Msanjo | 83 | 173 | / |
| Msanza | 83 | 14 | / |
| Msanje | 83 | 10 | / |
| Msanji | 83 | 4 | / |
| Msansa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msanca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msangia | 77 | 73 | / |
| Mshanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mhsanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mshanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msanjhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mchanjha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mzanje | 67 | 336 | / |
| Msange | 67 | 219 | / |
| Mjanxa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Msanzo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mjanji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mcanji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mzanza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Msanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msanie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mzanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcanca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msanhi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis