Mshangama Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshangama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshangama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0231:51,7515,736
France91:7,380,302306,885
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Comoros11:749,524685
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mshangama (58) may also be a first name.

Mshangama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshangama is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshangama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshangama is the 351,339th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshangama reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mshangama is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 58 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 51,751. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 44 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshang'ama951/
Msangama94375/
Mshagama942/
Msagama88604/
Msanama88340/
M'Changama845/
Mchanama8210/
Msagamas825/
Mcangama821/
Mchagama821/
Mchangami781/
Msagamo754/
Mjagama751/
McAnamay712/
Msongoma711/
Mchongoma6717/
McAnamey590/

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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 Mshangama
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