Msimbe Surname

100,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,5831:11,5521,510
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msimbe (171) may also be a first name.

Msimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msimbe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Msimbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,616th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,552,854 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msimbe live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msimbe is also the 698,971st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 171 people.

The last name Msimbe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,583 people, or 1 in 11,552. In Tanzania Msimbe is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 61 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live and Tabora Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Msimbe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Msimbe Last Name Statistics demography

Msimbe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshimbe9214/
M'Simbe922/
Msimba831,097/
Msimbi83778/
Msembe83391/
Mgimbe83324/
Mzimbe8323/
Mcimbe834/
Msimwe832/
Msmber831/
Mshimba77621/
Msember77105/
Mzimbes7721/
Mshembe774/
Msembee772/
Mssimba771/
M'Simbi771/
McImber770/
M'Zimbes7134/
Mshimbyi711/
Mzembe679,160/
Mzimba678,006/
Mgembe67376/
Msembi67191/
Msemba67162/
Msemwe67158/
Mjimbi67119/
Mzimbi6718/
Msimwa676/
Mjembe672/
Mcimba671/
Mgimbi671/

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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 Msimbe
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