Msimi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Msimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msimi (Russian: Мсими) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msimi is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Msimi are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Excluding Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msaimi913/
Mshimi911/
Msimihe8385/
Msima8036/
Msime8017/
Msemi8016/
Mcimi809/
Mjimi804/
Mzimi803/
Mgimi801/
Mshima73156/
Msaima73105/
Msyomi7389/
Msaymi733/
Mzimiz732/
Mshime731/
Mzimmi731/
Mssemi731/
Mchimi731/
McImis730/
Mzimmie676/
McImmis671/
Msimeer671/
Mmshima671/

Msimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msimi in the Russian language
Мсимиmsimi-

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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 Msimi
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