Msava Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Msava Last Name Facts

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

Msava occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msava? popularity and diffusion

Msava is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Msava is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msava reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania Msava is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 60 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 27 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshava916/
Msaeva915/
Msaiva914/
Msavah911/
Msavai911/
Mshaeva831/
Mzava806,961/
Msawa80650/
Msavi80249/
Msaba80247/
Mseva8033/
Msova801/
Mjava801/
McAva800/
Msabah73770/
Msoeva73131/
Mshawa7333/
Mzaeva7320/
Msaave7316/
Msabaa7314/
Mshaba7312/
Msaiwa739/
Mssawa735/
Mzavah735/
Mzavas734/
Msabha732/
Msampa732/
Mshavi732/
Msaswa731/
Msabau731/
Msabay731/
Msauba731/
M'Saba731/
Mchava731/
Msaawe731/
Msaabe731/
Mjavas731/
Msaywa731/
McAvea730/
Msabaha676,601/
Msampha672,229/
Msaibah67389/
Mshabaa6710/
Msabhai674/
Mshabaz672/
Mshabah672/
Msabahe671/
M'Msavi671/
Mjavaha671/
Msaibaa671/
Mssabaa671/
Mssabah671/
Msowaah671/
Mjavaid671/

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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 Msava
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis