Mshima Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Mshima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Mshima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mshima is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,398,030th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshima are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmshima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Msima | 91 | 36 | / |
| Mshimo | 83 | 653 | / |
| Mshema | 83 | 175 | / |
| Msaima | 83 | 105 | / |
| Mshuma | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mshime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msimat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mshimi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msema | 73 | 2,356 | / |
| Mzima | 73 | 1,797 | / |
| Mjima | 73 | 735 | / |
| Msuma | 73 | 300 | / |
| Msimo | 73 | 133 | / |
| Msime | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mgima | 73 | 16 | / |
| Msimi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Msumai | 67 | 331 | / |
| Mzimaz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Msemma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msaimi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mzimaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mdzima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msyoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzimea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxhimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| McImas | 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
- 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 Mshima
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