Msemwa Surname
Approximately 17,261 people bear this surname
Msemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17,116 | 1:3,093 | 430 |
| Zimbabwe | 131 | 1:117,849 | 15,993 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Msemwa (137) may also be a first name.
Msemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msemwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msemwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,939th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 422,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msemwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msemwa is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 137 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 17,116 people, or 1 in 3,093. In Tanzania Msemwa is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 47 percent live, Iringa Region, where 14 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshemwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Msemba | 83 | 162 | / |
| Msemwe | 83 | 158 | / |
| Msimwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mgemwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Msomwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msenwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msamwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Somwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mshemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Senwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgimwa | 67 | 4,665 | / |
| Msimba | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Mzemba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Msembe | 67 | 391 | / |
| Msembi | 67 | 191 | / |
| Mzimwa | 67 | 127 | / |
| Msembo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgemba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msimwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mzemwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mximwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamva | 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 Msemwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis