Mseti Surname

139,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mseti Surname User-submission:

The Mseti surname originated at Kurya region, founded at tarime Mara.

Mseti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,0641:17,2792,229
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mseti (555) may also be a first name.

Mseti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mseti surname originated at Kurya region, founded at tarime Mara.

- drmsetijohn

Mseti Last Name Facts

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

Mseti is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,516th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,275,225 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseti live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mseti is also the 357,157th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 555 people.

Mseti is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,064 people, or 1 in 17,279. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 59 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Mseti Last Name Statistics demography

Mseti earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning R 224,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msetti9196/
Msethi9117/
Mshetti835/
Msettie831/
Mseta8026/
Mceti8025/
Msiti8013/
Mgeti8011/
Msety805/
Msheta73199/
Msithi7360/
Mcheti7317/
Msetty7310/
Msitio734/
Msethe731/
Msetha731/
Mzieti731/
Mseeta731/
Msetyo731/
Mshiti731/
Mjeshti673/
McHetti672/
Mchethi671/
Mgetich671/
McEutie670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mseti
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