Msume Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Tanzania2701:196,08016,774
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080

Msume Last Name Facts

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

Msume occurs most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Msume is the 263,294th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name Msume is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msume live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Msume Last Name Statistics demography

Msume earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.19% less than the national average, earning R 123,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshume914/
Msum892/
Msumi805,801/
Msome80441/
Msuma80300/
Mzume80144/
Msumy804/
Mjume803/
Mshum802/
Mxume802/
Msoum801/
Mcume801/
Mshumi73610/
Msumai73331/
Msomea7376/
Mssumi7376/
Mshuma738/
Msomie734/
Mssoum732/
Msumyi732/
Mshime731/
Msom6737/
Mcum671/
Msumowa671/
Mdjoume671/

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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 Msume
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