Msengi Surname

30,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msengi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msengi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania16,5791:3,193443
South Africa5711:94,88211,585
Zimbabwe1371:112,68815,411
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Msengi (1,541) may also be a first name.

Msengi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msengi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msengi.

How Common Is The Last Name Msengi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Msengi is the 30,862nd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 421,051 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msengi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 197,526th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,541 people.

The surname Msengi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16,579 people, or 1 in 3,193. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 46 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Msengi is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Msengi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Msengi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.5% less than the national average, earning R 139,008 per year and in United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshengi922/
Msengih921/
Mseni91128/
Msengeyi869/
Msenga834,296/
Mjengi832,673/
Msingi83960/
Msenge83599/
Mzengi83359/
Msenzi8392/
Msenji8326/
Msenyi8316/
Mxengi838/
Mgengi834/
Msengy834/
Msheni831/
Mhseni831/
Msgi801/
Msenghe774/
Mshingi774/
Mshengy772/
Msenger772/
Mshenge771/
Mshenzi771/
Mseng'a771/
Mgeni7327,602/
Mjeni731,400/
Msena73435/
Msini73431/
Mceni7321/
Msgis7315/
Msgie739/
Msene739/
Mxeni732/
Msnge731/
Mshingie7166/
Mshenish711/
M'Shenzi711/
Mgenge675,432/
Mzenga671,402/
Msinga671,110/
Mcheni67924/
Mxenge67527/
Mzenzi67435/
Mzenge67283/
Msnjhi67199/
Mgingi67131/
Mjenge67122/
Mgenzi6796/
Mjenzi6789/
Msinge6755/
Mzingi6725/
Msinzi6716/
Msinji6714/
Mcenyi6712/
Mjingi679/
Msinsi674/
Msense674/
McEnie671/
Mshghi671/
Mgenih671/
Msinoi671/
Mzeeni671/
Mzengy671/
Msenoa671/
Msence671/
Msinyi671/
Msisni671/
Mshini671/
Mzenji671/
Mjesni671/
Msihni671/
Msenza671/
M'Geni671/
Mssena671/
Msenngeer671/
Mseena671/

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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 Msengi
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