Masiiwa Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masiiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masiiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4291:10,8041,373
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Masiiwa (892) may also be a first name.

Masiiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masiiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masiiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,085th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masiiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,088th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 892 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,429 people, or 1 in 10,804. In Zimbabwe Masiiwa is most common in: Harare Province, where 24 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Masiiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Masiiwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masiihwa931/
Mosiiwa86567/
Masiiba8611/
Maziiwa861/
Masiywa861/
Majijiwa8016/
Mashiywa803/
Masihiba803/
Masiibi71253/
Masieva7182/
Mosiewa7166/
Masiebi7153/
Masiybi7133/
Masiibo7112/
Masieba714/
Masievi711/
Maziiba711/
Masihibi678,495/
Matsieva67132/
Mashieva67122/
Moshiywa677/
Machiewa674/
Maasieva674/
Maysieva672/
Mashieba671/
Masiyoui671/
Massieba671/

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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 Masiiwa
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