Msipa Surname

75,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Msipa Surname User-submission:

Msipa is a Ndebele surname meaning 'muscle'.

Msipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,7231:2,698182
South Africa6351:85,31910,490
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Wales71:442,07621,198
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Msipa (11) may also be a first name.

Msipa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Msipa is a Ndebele surname meaning 'muscle'.

- tamera

Msipa Last Name Facts

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

Msipa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msipa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,900th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,127,579 people. Msipa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msipa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 5,723 people, or 1 in 2,698. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 18 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Msipa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Msipa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.32% less than the national average, earning R 151,320 per year and in United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msipha913,822/
Msipah9156/
Msipoa911/
Msiphah831/
Msipi80256/
Mzipa8022/
Msipo8010/
Msepa807/
Mjipa801/
Mcipa801/
Mdzipa73134/
Msipho7353/
Mshipe738/
Msipet734/
Mshipi733/
Msepha732/
Mseppa732/
Mzipha732/
Msaypa731/
Mshepa731/
Mssipo731/
Mcipha731/
M'Sipi731/
Mchipha67105/
Mdzipha672/
Mshepha671/
Msaipho671/
Mzipo60141/
Msepe605/
Mgipi604/
Msepi601/
Mseper555/
Mdzipe552/
Mchipuo501/
Mgipesh501/

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Footnotes

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