Mshiu Surname

152,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mshiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8491:18,5832,380
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mshiu Last Name Facts

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

Mshiu (Russian: Мшиу) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mshiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshiu is the 152,799th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,531,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshiu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,849 people, or 1 in 18,583. In Tanzania Mshiu is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mshiu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mshiu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17% less than the national average, earning $41,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hmshiu911/
Msiu891/
Mchiu8069/
Msiua801/
Mosiou7395/
Mshehu7319/
Mziu67541/
Mxiu671/
Msju671/
Mshehgu671/
Mëziu60253/
Mziou6050/
Msyua601/
Msuyu601/
McEhu600/
Mchuyu552/
Mseoud551/
Msseoud502/
Mzehoud502/
Mėdžius502/
M'Zioui501/
McIhaux500/

Mshiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mshiu in the Russian language
Мшиуmsiu-

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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 Mshiu
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