Masigwa Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Masigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Masigwa (105) may also be a first name.
Masigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masigwa is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masigwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masigwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 105 people.
Masigwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 98 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsigwa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Masaigwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mazigwa | 86 | 577 | / |
| Majigwa | 86 | 153 | / |
| Masikwa | 86 | 129 | / |
| Masigwe | 86 | 83 | / |
| Magigwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Masegwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mosigwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Masigba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashikwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Masikwai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Machigwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mashegwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meesigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazhigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massigua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maseigba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masegwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matshiqwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masekwa | 71 | 690 | / |
| Mosikwa | 71 | 138 | / |
| Masigbe | 71 | 96 | / |
| Mazikwa | 71 | 94 | / |
| Mosegwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masikwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Magiqwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masigue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashekwa | 67 | 512 | / |
| Machigua | 67 | 276 | / |
| Madzikwa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Massigui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Moseigba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Massigbe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mosekgwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Massigue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Masheng'hwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Massiqua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moshegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashicwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masiegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masigwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis