Masifwa Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Masifwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masifwa 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
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Masifwa (84) may also be a first name.

Masifwa Last Name Facts

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

Masifwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masifwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Masifwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masifwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masifwa is also the 1,046,220th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 84 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya Masifwa is most common in: Bungoma County, where 91 percent live, Kakamega County, where 7 percent live and Kisumu County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 45 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

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
Masefwa861/
Masibwa861/
Mazibwa7115/
Masyfuah6736/
Masevwua6711/
Mashibwe672/
Mashibwi671/
Mazibwe57130/
Masivue579/
Masebba572/
Masibbo572/
Masibbi571/
Masevua571/
Mazibba571/
Mahashivbha561/
Mosibbah531/
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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 Masifwa
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