Msena Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3291:160,91714,365
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Msena (86) may also be a first name.

Msena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msena (Arabic: مزنا) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msena? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 683,026th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msena reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 86 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 160,917. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 40 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Msena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Msena surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msenga914,296/
Msgena913/
Mseena911/
Msenoa911/
Mssena911/
Mshenga833,821/
Mseeina831/
Mseneau830/
Mzena801,736/
Msana80936/
Msina80596/
Mjena80247/
Msona80237/
Mseni80128/
Mgena8021/
Msene809/
Mxena807/
Mseenapp771/
Mshana7330,611/
Msengi7317,308/
Mzenga731,402/
Msinga731,110/
Msenge73599/
Mrzena73382/
Msengo73280/
Mshona73107/
Mshina7316/
Msenyi7316/
Mzenah739/
Mssina733/
Msgina733/
Mscina732/
Mgeina732/
Mshyna731/
McEnay731/
Msanaa731/
Msihna731/
Mzeina731/
Mhsana731/
Mhseni731/
Mmsina731/
Mmsona731/
Msheni731/
McEnea730/
Mshinga67139/
Mshenoy675/
Mzengaa674/
Mdjenah672/
Mshengo672/
Mshengi672/
Mshenge671/
Mhziena671/
Mshanah671/
Msheane671/
Msengih671/
M'Cenga671/
Mcheana671/
Mhsanay671/
Mshenou671/

Msena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msena in the Arabic language
مزناmzna-

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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 Msena
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