Mseja Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mseja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mseja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7971:66,4267,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mseja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mseja occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mseja is the 431,494th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 66,426. In Tanzania Mseja is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 19 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Seja911/
Msea898/
Mseya801,025/
Msesa80942/
Mgeja80302/
Mjeja8096/
Mseza8090/
Mseje8083/
Msaja809/
Msoja804/
Msgea803/
Mseha801/
Mssea801/
Mshea801/
Msija801/
Msejo801/
Msecha7334/
Mësaja7326/
Msegea7317/
Msezah7310/
Mshuja737/
Msheya733/
Msesga731/
Mseead731/
Msheza731/
Msesay731/
Mseeya731/
Mseysa731/
Mseiad731/
Msau671,572/
Msue67597/
Msai67541/
Msey67532/
Msae67477/
Mseu67477/
Msee67220/
Msaa6791/
Mjai6724/
Msei6715/
Mshujaa6712/
Mseezay6711/
Mjay6710/
Msoa6710/
Mjau678/
Mjaj675/
Hmseeya674/
Mgea673/
Msaj672/
Msye671/
Mzea671/
Mseehya671/
M'Seiad671/
M'Seisa671/
Msseisa671/
Mjea671/
Msay671/
Msajjat671/
M'Seyah671/
Msezahe671/

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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 Mseja
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