Msobe Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England11:55,718,059489,080

Msobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msobe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Msobe is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Msobe are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Msobe is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent reside and Limpopo, where 20 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshobie831/
Msouber831/
Mzobe8015,013/
Msobi80879/
Msebe80455/
Msabe80194/
Msoba8075/
Msube8074/
Msowe805/
Mjobe801/
Mxobe801/
M'Souber774/
Msoove7319/
Mshebe7310/
Msabhe737/
Mshabe734/
Mshube733/
Mshobi733/
Mshoba733/
Msaber732/
Msover731/
Mzobei731/
Msabeh731/
M'Sabe731/
Msaabe731/
Msubed731/
Msebei731/
Mscabe731/
Mshobha673/
Mshabeh671/
Msabeeh671/

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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
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  • 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 Msobe
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