Msema Surname
Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname
Msema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| Tanzania | 1,021 | 1:51,853 | 5,746 |
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Msema (26) may also be a first name.
Msema Demographics
Msema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Msema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msema is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Msema is the 180,776th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,093,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msema reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,591. Not including Malawi it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 43 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Msema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
Msema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.59% less than the national average, earning R 103,152 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshema | 91 | 175 | / |
| Msemma | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mseemat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mjema | 80 | 11,187 | / |
| Msemo | 80 | 7,165 | / |
| Msoma | 80 | 6,703 | / |
| Mgema | 80 | 6,107 | / |
| Msama | 80 | 472 | / |
| Mzema | 80 | 41 | / |
| Msima | 80 | 36 | / |
| Msemi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mseme | 80 | 9 | / |
| Msemy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msseemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshama | 73 | 1,368 | / |
| Mshima | 73 | 156 | / |
| Msaima | 73 | 105 | / |
| Msomea | 73 | 76 | / |
| Mjemas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msamma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msemes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mssoma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshoma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Msamau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msyoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msomai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzemea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mssemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msimat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msseemmaa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mshamma | 67 | 10 | / |
| Msamaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mjemmas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mmshima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mseemee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Msema
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