Msumi Surname

83,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,7801:9,1591,196
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Msumi (166) may also be a first name.

Msumi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msumi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msumi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,458th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,256,257 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msumi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 166 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,780 people, or 1 in 9,159. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 31 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Msumi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Msumi surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshumi91610/
Msumai91331/
Mssumi9176/
Msumyi912/
Msomi8044,723/
Msume801,488/
Msuma80300/
Mjumi80152/
Msumy804/
Mcumi804/
Mzumi802/
Mshomi731,267/
Mzoumi73136/
Mshuma738/
Msomie734/
Mshume734/
Mdcumi734/
Mshimi731/
Msomai731/
Msoma606,703/
Mzuma60883/
Msome60441/
Mzume60144/
Mcimi609/
Mjume603/
Mxume602/
Mzomi601/
Mcume601/
Msomea5576/
Mssoma554/
Mshoma553/
Mshime551/
M'Zuma551/
Mshomy551/
Mdjoume501/

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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 Msumi
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