Msimo Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Msimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Msimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msimo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Msimo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msimo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 95 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshimo | 91 | 653 | / |
| Msemo | 80 | 7,165 | / |
| Msima | 80 | 36 | / |
| Mgimo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mzimo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mcimo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshima | 73 | 156 | / |
| Msaima | 73 | 105 | / |
| Mjimoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mdjimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msimat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtjimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mxhimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| McImoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mchimmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Djimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmshima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmhjimoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Msema | 60 | 2,356 | / |
| Mzima | 60 | 1,797 | / |
| Mjima | 60 | 735 | / |
| Mgima | 60 | 16 | / |
| Mzemo | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mchemo | 55 | 209 | / |
| Mshema | 55 | 175 | / |
| Mzimaz | 55 | 12 | / |
| Msemma | 55 | 4 | / |
| Mzimaa | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mdzima | 55 | 1 | / |
| Msyoma | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mzimah | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mjaima | 55 | 1 | / |
| McImas | 55 | 0 | / |
| M'Gemou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mseemat | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Msimo
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