Msimba Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0191:51,9545,755
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397

Msimba (12) may also be a first name.

Msimba Last Name Facts

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

Msimba is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,643,159 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msimba live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msimba is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 51,954. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Tanzania Msimba is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Msimba Last Name Statistics demography

Msimba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.39% less than the national average, earning R 65,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshimba92621/
Mssimba921/
Mshimbas861/
Mgimba8315,215/
Mzimba838,006/
Msimbe834,693/
Msimbi83778/
Msemba83162/
Mjimba83138/
Msimbo8342/
Msimwa836/
Mximba834/
Mcimba831/
Mshimbe7714/
Mdzimba777/
Msymbai775/
Mzimbha772/
M'Simbe772/
Mshemba772/
Mzimmba771/
Mjuimba771/
M'Simbi771/
Mginmba771/
M'Simbo771/
Mcheimba714/
Mshimbyi711/
Msemwa6717,261/
Mgimwa674,665/
Mzemba67664/
Msembe67391/
Mgimbe67324/
Msembi67191/
Mzimwa67127/
Mjimbi67119/
Mjemba6786/
Mzimbe6723/
Mzimbi6718/
Msembo675/
Mcimbe674/
Mjimbo674/
Mgemba673/
Mjimwa672/
Mzimbo672/
Msnmpa671/
Msinbo671/
Msmber671/
Mximwa671/
Mgimbi671/
Mcemba671/
Mzinba671/

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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 Msimba
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