Msindu Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msindu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msindu 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
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msindu (16) may also be a first name.

Msindu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msindu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Msindu.

How Common Is The Last Name Msindu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Msindu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msindu reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msindu is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 80 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 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
Msindhu923/
Mzindu8379/
Mgindu831/
Mjindu831/
Mgendu674/
McIndoo62283/
Msendoo62160/
Mzeendu621/
McEndus620/
Mgemdu501/

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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 Msindu
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