Msema Surname

180,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0981:15,5912,441
Tanzania1,0211:51,8535,746
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Msema (26) may also be a first name.

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 can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msema is the 180,776th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,093,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msema live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 26 people.

The last name Msema is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,591. Outside of Malawi Msema 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 adherence of those holding the Msema surname is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshema91175/
Msemma914/
Mseemat831/
Mjema8011,187/
Msemo807,165/
Msoma806,703/
Mgema806,107/
Msama80472/
Mzema8041/
Msima8036/
Msemi8016/
Mseme809/
Msemy801/
Msseemma771/
Mshama731,368/
Mshima73156/
Msaima73105/
Msomea7376/
Mjemas735/
Msamma734/
Msemes734/
Mssoma734/
Mshoma733/
Msamau732/
Msyoma731/
Msamah731/
Msomai731/
Mzemea731/
Mssemi731/
Msimat731/
Msamaa731/
Msseemmaa7114/
Mshamma6710/
Msamaha6710/
Mjemmas679/
Mmshima671/
Mseemee671/

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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
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  • 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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