Msiga Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Msiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Msiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msiga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Msiga is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msiga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Msiga is most common in: Pwani Region, where 94 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msigai | 91 | 74 | / |
| Mshiga | 91 | 7 | / |
| Msigha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Msiega | 91 | 2 | / |
| Msuiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msigay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mshinga | 83 | 139 | / |
| Msighai | 83 | 3 | / |
| M'Seiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msega | 80 | 346 | / |
| Mgiga | 80 | 159 | / |
| Mjiga | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mziga | 80 | 125 | / |
| Msige | 80 | 61 | / |
| Mciga | 80 | 44 | / |
| Msigo | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mxiga | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mshigath | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mshighat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msegea | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mseuga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mjjiga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshega | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mcikga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msesga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msigot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshigo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mjhiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshigi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshenga | 67 | 3,821 | / |
| Mshingo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mshinge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mshingi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mcighga | 67 | 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 Msiga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis