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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Msimbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,616th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,552,854 people. Msimbe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msimbe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 171 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,583 people, or 1 in 11,552. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 61 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Msimbe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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