Msiku Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2111:250,90820,278
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msiku occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msiku are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 250,908. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 71 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshiku91100/
Mjiku8011/
Mziku804/
Mjoiku732/
Mjikou731/
Mjeku60808/
Mzeku6022/
Mgeku605/
Mëceku551/
Mëzheku503/

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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 Msiku
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