Msinda Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Msinda Surname User-submission:

Msinda means 'survivor' in the South African Zulu language. Ukusinda is 'to survive' and therefor Msinda is the main survivor.

Msinda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3761:122,81910,248
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Msinda (123) may also be a first name.

Msinda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Msinda means 'survivor' in the South African Zulu language. Ukusinda is 'to survive' and therefor Msinda is the main survivor.

- jgmsinda74

Msinda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msinda is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Msinda.

How Common Is The Last Name Msinda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msinda live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msinda is also the 840,349th most prevalent first name globally, held by 123 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 122,819. In Kenya Msinda is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 56 percent are found and Kwale County, where 44 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 16 percent are found.

Msinda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Msinda surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Msinda earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.92% less than the national average, earning R 126,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msindai92471/
Msinday9261/
Mshinda9217/
Msindah921/
Msindo835,342/
Mzinda83669/
Msenda83557/
Msinde83503/
Msindi8337/
Mjinda837/
Mxinda833/
Mcinda831/
Mshindo772,771/
Mshindi77354/
Mshinde7710/
Msendoa773/
Mzindai771/
Mcnda735/
Msndi733/
Msendooa714/
M'Chinda713/
Mchinnda711/
Mjenda671,347/
Mjindi67925/
Msendo67746/
Mgindo67640/
Mzenda67591/
Msende67360/
Mjindo6771/
Mzinde6743/
Mgenda6727/
Mzindo6710/
McIndo679/
Msendi677/
McInde672/
Msndid671/
Mgindi671/
Msimdo671/
Mshndi671/
Msndes671/
Mchnda671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Msinda
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