Msiru Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
England101:5,571,806158,774
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Msiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msiru is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Msiru reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Msiru is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Msiru is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent live, Arusha Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshiru911/
Mseru80170/
Mjiru807/
Mjirou73136/
Msheru732/
Mchiru731/
Mcuiru731/
M'Ciru731/
Mzairu731/
McItrush620/
Mzeru601,343/
Mjeru60121/
Mgeru601/
McEru600/
Mzahairou571/
Mcheru553/
McIroe550/
Mågerud503/
M'Cheru501/

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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 Msiru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis