Msasu Surname

337,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0881:48,6605,439
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msasu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msasu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Msasu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msasu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,980th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,691,961 people. The last name Msasu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msasu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,088 people, or 1 in 48,660. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 45 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 23 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshashu8399/
Mssassu831/
Msaju801/
Msacu801/
Msheesu671/
Mjacu601,078/
Mzazu602/
Mjaju601/
Mcaju601/
Mjazu601/
Mchaju551/
Mcoseu551/
Mcoshu551/
Mchachu5026/
Mzatchu501/
Mdjadju501/

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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 Msasu
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