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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Mshima occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshima live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mshima is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live and Kagera Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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