Msim Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msim (630) may also be a first name.

Msim Last Name Facts

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

Msim (Russian: Мсим) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Msim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Msim are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Msim is also the 331,749th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 630 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania Msim is primarily concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 88 percent live, Pwani Region, where 7 percent live and Iringa Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msime8917/
Mshim891/
Mshime801/
Hmshim801/
Mzim7549/
Msem7528/
Mjim755/
Msin754/
Mgim752/
Mxim752/
Msym751/
Msimova731/
Mzaim6717/
Mseme679/
Mhsin675/
Mseem674/
Mjoim672/
Msing672/
Mshin672/
Mzime672/
Mshem671/
Mssem671/
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Msim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msim in the Russian language
Мсимmsim-

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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 Msim
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