Msimu Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msimu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3281:39,8664,574
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Msimu (925) may also be a first name.

Msimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msimu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Msimu.

How Common Is The Last Name Msimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 286,848th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Msimu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 266,220th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 925 people.

The surname Msimu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,328 people, or 1 in 39,866. In Tanzania Msimu is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 31 percent live, Geita Region, where 30 percent live and Mara Region, where 26 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mjimu8052/
Mzimu8039/
Mcimu8021/
McHimu7321/
Mshemu733/
Mdzimu732/
Mhdzimu671/
Mshemgu671/
Mjemu60109/
Mgemu601/
Mcemu601/
Mzemu601/
M'Gemou501/
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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 Msimu
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