Msata Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msata (55) may also be a first name.

Msata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msata (Arabic: مسيتا) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Msata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msata? popularity and diffusion

Msata is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Msata is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Msata live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Msata is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 31 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 31 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 31 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Msata occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msatat9114/
Mshata9112/
Msatha913/
Msatas911/
Msatay911/
Mshayta837/
Mshatta835/
Msattat832/
Msati801,881/
Mjata801,749/
Msate8052/
Mseta8026/
Mxata8013/
Mzata809/
Msato804/
Msota804/
Mshahata775/
Mszachta771/
Mjatta73280/
Msheta73199/
Mshota7331/
Mxatha7325/
Mshato7311/
Msatty7310/
Mshati7310/
Msatyo737/
Msatti735/
Msathi733/
Mshaty733/
Hmzata731/
Msahto731/
Msaito731/
Mssati731/
Msaaty731/
Mseeta731/
Msaato731/
McAtaa730/
McAtea730/
McAtay730/
McAtta730/
Msaatyo6785/
Msaitoh6718/
Mchatha6712/
Msaityo672/
Mchatah671/
Mshatee671/
Msatish671/

Msata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msata in the Arabic language
مسيتاmsyta-

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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 Msata
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