Mshobi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mshobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mshobi (3) may also be a first name.

Mshobi Last Name Facts

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

Mshobi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshobi? popularity and diffusion

Mshobi is the 10,311,814th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshobi live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 3 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshobie921/
Msobi91879/
Mshubi83652/
Mshabi8323/
Mshoba833/
Mchobi831/
Mshobha773/
M'Chobi771/
Msabi731,778/
Msebi73477/
Mjobi73103/
Msubi7385/
Msovi7376/
Msoba7375/
Msobe736/
Mzobi731/
M'Soubai711/
Mshaba6712/
Mshebe6710/
Msabhi6710/
Msovio679/
Mshabe674/
Mscovi674/
Mshuvi674/
Mshube673/
Mshawi673/
M'Sabi672/
Msabih672/
Mshavi672/
Mjoboi671/
Mzobei671/
Mshuba671/
Msabit671/
Msebei671/
Mhjabi671/

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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 Mshobi
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