Mshema Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Mshema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 164 | 1:322,815 | 24,412 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Mshema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshema is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mshema is the 1,295,379th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshema live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 322,815. In Tanzania Mshema is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 86 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msema | 91 | 2,356 | / |
| Mshama | 83 | 1,368 | / |
| Mshima | 83 | 156 | / |
| Msemma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mshoma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mshamma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mmshima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mseemat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mjema | 73 | 11,187 | / |
| Msemo | 73 | 7,165 | / |
| Msoma | 73 | 6,703 | / |
| Mgema | 73 | 6,107 | / |
| Msama | 73 | 472 | / |
| Mzema | 73 | 41 | / |
| Msima | 73 | 36 | / |
| Msemi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mseme | 73 | 9 | / |
| Msemy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msseemma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mshemesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mshimo | 67 | 653 | / |
| Mchemo | 67 | 209 | / |
| Msaima | 67 | 105 | / |
| Msomea | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mshamo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Msseemmaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mjemas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mzahma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Msamma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mssoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msemes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mshomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msamau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mssemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msimat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msyoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msomai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mshema
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