Masiwa Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8381:18,4232,722
Zambia4841:32,7483,337
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Masiwa (524) may also be a first name.

Masiwa Last Name Facts

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

Masiwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masiwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,194th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,803,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Masiwa are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masiwa is also the 368,711th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 524 people.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 18,423. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 30 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Masiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Masiwa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3% more than the national average, earning R 244,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashiwa9252/
Masiswa927/
Masiwat925/
Massiwa924/
Masiwah922/
Mausiwa921/
Mhashiwa869/
Mashaiwa862/
Mathsiwa861/
Maitsiwa861/
Majiwa831,444/
Masiba831,229/
Mosiwa83861/
Maziwa83613/
Masewa83326/
Masiva83178/
Magiwa8378/
Mesiwa8327/
Masiwo8316/
Masiwe836/
Maciwa832/
Masiwi831/
Mahashiwa801/
Mashiwuha801/
Mashiwath801/
Maschiwha801/
Madziwa774,071/
Mashiba773,067/
Maisiba772,832/
Masibay771,221/
Mashewa77604/
Massewa77237/
Machiwa77223/
Masibai77136/
Masisua77103/
Mashiwi7796/
Masieva7782/
Moshiwa7772/
Mosiewa7766/
Moseiwa7748/
Maigiwa7727/
Matjiwa7715/
Massiba7713/
Masewad7710/
Matsiva779/
Mashiva778/
Massiva777/
Masivai777/
Masieba774/
Maisiwi773/
Masivas773/
Masibau773/
Madjiwa773/
Majiwah773/
Mazaiwa773/
Massiwi772/
Maisewa772/
Mosiwoa772/
Mashiwe772/
Maseiva771/
Mazhiwa771/
Mazihwa771/
Matsiwi771/
Messiwa771/
Mhajiwa771/
Maijewa771/
Masuiba771/
Massiwe771/
Masivah771/
Masivay771/
Masewas771/
Mosoiwa771/
Maseuwa771/
Masaywa771/
Mashiwo771/
Magiewa771/
Mousiwa771/
Mosiwat771/
Masiwoi771/
Matsieva71132/
Mashieva71122/
Mhoshiwa71104/
Masibhai7127/
Mahasiva7123/
Madzihwa7123/
Massiwer7119/
Mazihwai7118/
Mochaiwa7117/
Mausibau718/
Mazhihwa716/
Mashibha716/
Masichwe715/
Maasieva714/
Moshihwa714/
Maysieva712/
Matshiva712/
Maishiba712/
Maiseiva711/
Maisibai711/
Mashiova711/
Mashivad711/
Mashivai711/
Massewat711/
Massiswatts711/
Maashiva711/
Maeseiva711/
Machaiwa711/
Massibai711/
Massibay711/
Masciowi711/
Matsejwa711/
Maiseiba711/
Maitsewa711/
Masshiba711/
Matsiwhe711/
Matshiwe711/
Machiwah711/
Mothsiwa711/
Motsoiwa711/
Masibo6711,126/
Masibi673,363/
Masebi672,751/
Masewo672,467/
Maziba671,365/
Masivi671,191/
Maziva67924/
Maseba67656/
Maseva67502/
Matshivha67438/
Mosiba67371/
Masibe67284/
Mojiwa67218/
Masewe67185/
Masive67183/
Maciva67142/
Mosewa67119/
Magiba67108/
Magewa67106/
Mosiwe6749/
Maciba6718/
Masiby6716/
Masevi6711/
Masiewich679/
Majiva678/
Mahashiva677/
Mhaisewad677/
Mahasiswi676/
Magiwo676/
Mayshieva675/
Masewi675/
Masivo675/
Masjui674/
Mosiva673/
Machichwa672/
Maichewad672/
Maziwo672/
Maxiba672/
Mazewa672/
Magiva672/
Maishieva671/
Mattsieva671/
Meziwa671/
Mesewa671/
Mogiwa671/
Majewa671/
Majiwo671/
Majjwa671/
Machaiwat671/
Moitshiwa671/
Mociwa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masiwa
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