Msemi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Msemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msemi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Msemi.

How Common Is The Last Name Msemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Msemi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msemi reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Msemi is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Msemi Last Name Statistics demography

Msemi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.26% less than the national average, earning R 42,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mssemi911/
Msomi8044,723/
Msami805,065/
Msema802,356/
Mseme809/
Mjemi808/
Msimi806/
Mgemi801/
Mzemi801/
Msemy801/
Mshomi731,267/
Mshami73253/
Mshema73175/
Msyomi7389/
Msemes734/
Msemma734/
Msomie734/
Msaymi733/
Msaimi733/
Msamih731/
Msomai731/
Mssami731/
Mshimi731/
Msimihe6785/
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
  • 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 Msemi
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