Msimbira Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msimbira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msimbira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5451:97,1419,633
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msimbira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msimbira is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimbira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555,669th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msimbira reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 97,141. In Tanzania Msimbira is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 55 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 16 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Msimbira
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