Mshenga Surname

120,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,2721:16,1802,095
Kenya5461:84,5797,749
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mshenga (535) may also be a first name.

Mshenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mshenga is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,100th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,907,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshenga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mshenga is also the 364,566th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 535 people.

Mshenga is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,272 people, or 1 in 16,180. In Tanzania Mshenga is most prevalent in: Zanzibar North Region, where 53 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 24 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mshenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mshenga surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msenga924,296/
Mshega923/
Mshanga8612,167/
Mshinga86139/
Mshonga8640/
Mshengi862/
Mshengy862/
Mshengo862/
Msuenga861/
Mjhenga861/
Mseng'a861/
Mshenge861/
Msena83435/
Msega83346/
Mshang'a80362/
M'Shanga8076/
M'Chenga8010/
Mshangai804/
Mchengah804/
Msanga776,866/
Msonga773,876/
Mzenga771,402/
Mjenga771,224/
Msinga771,110/
Msengo77280/
Mshina7716/
Mshiga777/
Mseuga775/
Mgenga774/
Msgena773/
Mshego773/
Msiega772/
Msihna771/
Mssena771/
Msenoa771/
Msesga771/
Mshyna771/
Mseena771/
Mshongo7188/
Msaanga7159/
Mshingo7127/
Mshango7121/
Msing'a719/
Mshinge715/
Mshenoy715/
Msangaâ715/
Mshingi714/
Mzengaa714/
Msangaa713/
Msimnga713/
Msangga713/
Msingha713/
M'Cenga711/
Mshenou711/
Mchengo711/
Mhziena711/
Mjengah711/
Msuunga711/
Mcheana711/
Mzehega711/
Msongha711/
Msongaa711/
Mseeina711/
M'Seiga711/
Mxhenge711/
Mseneau710/
Mzena671,736/
Msina67596/
Mjena67247/
Msiga67120/
Mshingie6766/
Mzega6739/
Mcega6732/
Mgena6721/
Mxega679/
Mxena677/
Mshigath675/
Mgega673/
Msesengi671/
Msitengi671/
Mseenapp671/
Mshangoi671/
Mshighat671/
Msing'ha671/
Mjega671/
McNga671/
Mzeheega671/

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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 Mshenga
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