Msembwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Msembwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msembwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Msembwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msembwe is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msembwe? popularity and diffusion

Msembwe is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msembwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Msembwe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 50 percent are found and Meru County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msambwe8680/
Msembwa8646/
M'Sembwa804/
Msimbw774/
Msimbwa71307/
Mzambwe71157/
Mzombwe712/
Mzimbwe711/
Mjimbwi571/
Mchimbwi531/

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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 Msembwe
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