Msembe Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Msembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 342 | 1:154,800 | 13,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 738,530th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msembe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 154,800. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 55 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 37 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msember | 92 | 105 | / |
| Mshembe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Msembee | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mzembe | 83 | 9,160 | / |
| Msimbe | 83 | 4,693 | / |
| Msombe | 83 | 747 | / |
| Mgembe | 83 | 376 | / |
| Msembi | 83 | 191 | / |
| Msemba | 83 | 162 | / |
| Msemwe | 83 | 158 | / |
| Msambe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mjembe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msmber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshimbe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mshombe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Msenber | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mzembeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mshemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Simbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mzember | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Sambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msambei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msemwa | 67 | 17,261 | / |
| Msimba | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Msimbi | 67 | 778 | / |
| Mzemba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Mzombe | 67 | 366 | / |
| Mgimbe | 67 | 324 | / |
| Msambi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mzimbe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mzembi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mzambe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mcimbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msombi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msenbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgemve | 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 Msembe
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