Msungu Surname

76,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,0651:8,7291,148
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Kenya1321:349,84820,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Msungu (15) may also be a first name.

Msungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msungu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,958th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,145,480 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msungu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msungu is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Msungu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,065 people, or 1 in 8,729. In Tanzania Msungu is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 39 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Msungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Msungu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshungu9227/
Msunu91184/
Msugu915/
Mzungu8312,860/
Mjungu834,519/
Msongu834/
Msutnu832/
Mxungu831/
Msughu831/
Mziungu776/
Mshingu773/
Hmsiunu771/
Mhcungu771/
Mhzungu771/
Mzugu7313/
Mxunu736/
Mjugu731/
Mhcunu679/
Mchugu673/
Mchunui622/
Mdjugnu621/
Mjugush621/
Mchaunu621/
Mzoughui5711/
Msonu552/
M'Zoughui531/

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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 Msungu
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