Msobwe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msobwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msobwe 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
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Msobwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msobwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Msobwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msobwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msobwe is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Msobwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msobwe live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Msobwe is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 31 percent reside.

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
Msobwa838/
Msabwa6715/
Msubwa674/
Mjobwi671/
Msaboue6224/
Mshabwa624/
Msiabwa621/
M'Sabwa621/
M'Saboue5792/
Mssaboue571/

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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 Msobwe
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