Msham Surname

244,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6231:32,6203,830
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Msham (487) may also be a first name.

Msham Last Name Facts

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

Msham is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 244,412th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,470,887 people. The last name Msham occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msham live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msham is also the 385,164th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 487 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,623 people, or 1 in 32,620. In Tanzania Msham is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 52 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msam899/
Msamh80427/
Mshan80156/
Msame8017/
Mssam805/
Msiam802/
Msaam801/
Mshahame774/
Mshane7312/
McHamm735/
Mchame734/
Mshaan732/
M'Shan731/
Hmshan731/
Mshanh731/
Msasem731/
Mshang731/
McHaam731/
Mjam67544/
Mzam6766/
Msom6737/
Msem6728/
Msan6716/
Msshane672/
Mxam671/
Mshhain671/
Msheane671/
Mshasin671/

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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 Msham
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