Msima Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Msima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Msima (36) may also be a first name.

Msima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msima (Russian: Мсима) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Msima occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Msima live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 36 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Msima is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Colombia, where 3 percent live.

Msima Last Name Statistics demography

Msima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.29% less than the national average, earning R 68,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshima91156/
Msaima91105/
Msimat911/
Mmshima831/
Msema802,356/
Mzima801,797/
Mjima80735/
Msimo80133/
Msime8017/
Mgima8016/
Msimi806/
Mshimo73653/
Mshema73175/
Mzimaz7312/
Msemma734/
Msaimi733/
Mzimaa732/
Mshime731/
Mjaima731/
Mzimah731/
Mdzima731/
Mzimea731/
Msyoma731/
Mshimi731/
McImas730/
Msimihe6785/
Msimeer671/
Mseemat671/

Msima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msima in the Russian language
Мсимаmsima-

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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 Msima
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