Mshangi Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8291:63,8626,786
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mshangi (226) may also be a first name.

Mshangi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mshangi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mshangi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshangi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 415,769th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshangi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mshangi is also the 598,137th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 226 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 63,862. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 70 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshangai934/
Mshangoi931/
Msangi9238,241/
Mshani9215,332/
Mshanga8612,167/
Mshongi86143/
Msiangi8696/
Msangia8673/
Mshange8612/
Mshanie869/
Mshengi862/
Mshanji861/
M'Shani861/
Msani836,833/
Mshang'a80362/
M'Shanga8076/
Mshaughi801/
Mshanish801/
Mshana7730,611/
Msanga776,866/
Mchani77429/
Msanzi77338/
Msiagi77272/
Mshoni77226/
Msange77219/
Mchagi77166/
Mshaga7776/
Mshane7712/
Msangy776/
Msanii776/
Msanji774/
Msanie773/
Msanni773/
Msagai772/
Mzhani772/
Mshanh771/
Mxangi771/
M'Sani771/
Msaani771/
Msanhi771/
Msanshi71510/
Mchongi71161/
Msaanga7159/
Mshonga7140/
Mchanji7110/
Msangoa718/
Msanchi715/
Mmsange714/
Msangga713/
Mshonge713/
Msangaa713/
Msshane712/
Mshengy712/
Msanjhi711/
McHanis711/
Mshenge711/
Mchagui711/
Msagniz711/
Mzahani711/
Msheane711/
Msanger711/
Msane6713,217/
Msoni676,790/
Msana67936/
Msaga67847/
Msage67321/
Mcani6754/
Mjani677/
Mjagi675/
Mchaigui674/
Mshanych672/
Msogi671/
Mshanets671/
M'Shansa671/
M'Shahga671/
McHanger671/
Mzagi671/
Mchanzie671/
McHanish670/

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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
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  • 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 Mshangi
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