Msapa Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msapa (Russian: Мсапа) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Msapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Msapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msapa live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 608,738. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 74 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Msapa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Msapa Last Name Statistics demography

Msapa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning R 178,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msapha914/
Mshapa911/
Msaypa911/
Msopa80594/
Msapi80105/
Msapo8096/
Msepa807/
Msape804/
Mjapa803/
Mjapha7316/
Mshapi737/
Msapeh736/
Mcapai735/
Mcapha732/
Mseppa732/
Mshepa731/
Msasbpe671/
Mjhapha671/
Mchaupa671/
Msaipho671/
Msapech671/

Msapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msapa in the Russian language
Мсапаmsapa-

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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 Msapa
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