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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mseti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseti? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mseti is the 139,516th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,275,225 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseti are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mseti is also the 357,157th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 555 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,064 people, or 1 in 17,279. In Tanzania Mseti is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 59 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.

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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