Mshani Surname

34,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mshani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania10,1251:5,229694
Malawi5,2021:3,291427
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mshani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshani is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,554th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 475,316 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshani reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10,125 people, or 1 in 5,229. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 53 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mshani occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshangi92837/
Mshanie929/
M'Shani921/
Msani916,833/
Mshangai864/
Mshanish861/
Mshangoi861/
Msangi8338,241/
Mshana8330,611/
Mchani83429/
Mshoni83226/
Mshane8312/
Msanii836/
Msanie833/
Msanni833/
Mzhani832/
Msanhi831/
Msaani831/
M'Sani831/
Mshanh831/
Mshongi77143/
Mshange7712/
Msshane772/
Msagniz771/
Mzahani771/
Msheane771/
McHanis771/
Msane7313,217/
Msoni736,790/
Msana73936/
Mcani7354/
Mjani737/
Mshanych712/
Mshanets711/
McHanish710/
Msange67219/
Mshona67107/
M'Soni6795/
Mzanyi6759/
Msonoi6721/
McHane6715/
Mchoni6712/
Msanje6710/
Mjaini6710/
Msouni679/
Mhsane678/
Mdjani674/
Msanyo674/
Msiane672/
Msonii672/
McHany671/
Msanaa671/
Msgane671/
Msonni671/
Mshone671/
Mrzani671/
McAnoi670/

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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 Mshani
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