Mshirazi Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Mshirazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mshirazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshirazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshirazi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshirazi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mshirazi are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mshirazi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,205,901. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 38 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mshirazi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshiraz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mshiragi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mashiraz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mshraz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masharazi | 82 | 13 | / |
| Mshairizi | 82 | 7 | / |
| Musharazi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mishirzai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mishraz | 80 | 199 | / |
| Msheraz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mashraz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushairizi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mshrz | 77 | 1 | / |
| M Sheraz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musheruzi | 71 | 56 | / |
| Musharaza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mashroozi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushorozi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musharuzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musharizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masharuzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masheraza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mishras | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mishrsa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meshras | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mashras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjerashi | 50 | 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 Mshirazi
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