Mshani Surname
Approximately 15,332 people bear this surname
Mshani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10,125 | 1:5,229 | 694 |
| Malawi | 5,202 | 1:3,291 | 427 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mshani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mshani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mshani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 34,554th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 475,316 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshani are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10,125 people, or 1 in 5,229. In Tanzania Mshani is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 53 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshangi | 92 | 837 | / |
| Mshanie | 92 | 9 | / |
| M'Shani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msani | 91 | 6,833 | / |
| Mshangai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mshanish | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mshangoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msangi | 83 | 38,241 | / |
| Mshana | 83 | 30,611 | / |
| Mchani | 83 | 429 | / |
| Mshoni | 83 | 226 | / |
| Mshane | 83 | 12 | / |
| Msanii | 83 | 6 | / |
| Msanie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Msanni | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mzhani | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msanhi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msaani | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Sani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshanh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshongi | 77 | 143 | / |
| Mshange | 77 | 12 | / |
| Msshane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Msagniz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mzahani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msheane | 77 | 1 | / |
| McHanis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msane | 73 | 13,217 | / |
| Msoni | 73 | 6,790 | / |
| Msana | 73 | 936 | / |
| Mcani | 73 | 54 | / |
| Mjani | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mshanych | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mshanets | 71 | 1 | / |
| McHanish | 71 | 0 | / |
| Msange | 67 | 219 | / |
| Mshona | 67 | 107 | / |
| M'Soni | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mzanyi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Msonoi | 67 | 21 | / |
| McHane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mchoni | 67 | 12 | / |
| Msanje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mjaini | 67 | 10 | / |
| Msouni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhsane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mdjani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msiane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msonii | 67 | 2 | / |
| McHany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msanaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msgane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msonni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrzani | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAnoi | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mshani
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