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

The last name Masiwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,194th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,803,920 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 368,711th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 524 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 18,423. In Zimbabwe Masiwa is most common in: Harare Province, where 30 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Masiwa occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Masiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Masiwa last name is principally 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
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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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