Msimbi Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4931:93,6718,364
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Msimbi (77) may also be a first name.

Msimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msimbi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msimbi is the 440,082nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msimbi are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 77 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 93,671. In Kenya Msimbi is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 37 percent live, Vihiga County, where 25 percent live and Migori County, where 23 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Msimbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Msimbi surname is predominantly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Msimbi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.88% less than the national average, earning R 57,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Simbi921/
Mshimbyi861/
Msimbe834,693/
Msimba831,097/
Msembi83191/
Mjimbi83119/
Mzimbi8318/
Mgimbi831/
Mshimba77621/
Mshimbe7714/
Msymbai775/
M'Simbe772/
Mssimba771/
Mcmbi731/
Mzimba678,006/
Msembe67391/
Mgimbe67324/
Msemba67162/
Mzimbe6723/
Mzembi6715/
Msimwa676/
Mcimbe674/
Msimwe672/
Mcimba671/
Mjembi671/
Msmber671/
Msenbi671/

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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 Msimbi
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