Mhoswa Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mhoswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhoswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mhoswa (50) may also be a first name.

Mhoswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhoswa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhoswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,248,410th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhoswa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhoswa is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 93,565. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent live, Midlands Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 20 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Mhoswa Last Name Statistics demography

Mhoswa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.25% less than the national average, earning R 4,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moswa91683/
Mhotshwa861/
Mhosva831,577/
Moswai83147/
Mooswa8362/
Muoswa8310/
Mhozwa831/
Mhosua831/
Mhuswa831/
Moshwa831/
Mouswa831/
Mohswa831/
Mosway830/
Moosway77223/
Mahaswa7736/
Mooswah773/
Moshwai772/
Mousswa772/
Mhatswa772/
Mchaswa771/
Muthswa771/
Moutswa771/
Moswaya771/
Mkhaswa771/
Mouswad771/
Mhutswa771/
Mmoshwa771/
Maswa733,787/
Mosua731,590/
Meswa731,072/
Muswa731,005/
Moswe7346/
Moswi7341/
Mosva7329/
Mosba7314/
Mahushwa7142/
Mchochwa7110/
Mkhashwa713/
Mahaswat712/
Mhatshwa711/
Mosweu679,755/
Maswai671,429/
Maswah67361/
Mauswa67288/
Muchwa67225/
Maswau67127/
Mashwa67123/
Machwa6761/
Musway6756/
Mchatshwa6753/
Mahsua6738/
Masway6730/
Mousba6729/
Meshwa6727/
Mousva6726/
Moshva6721/
Mhaswi6720/
Mooswi6717/
Moshwe6712/
Masswa6712/
Muswai6711/
Muuswa6710/
Muswah679/
Mushwa678/
Muswad677/
Mhosvi676/
Mosbau675/
Mosvad675/
Moswey675/
Mosuae674/
Meeswa673/
Moshua672/
Maswas672/
Muoswi671/
Muiswa671/
Moswue671/
Mosbai671/
Mouswe671/
Mosbaj671/
Mosuoa671/
Musswa671/
Moswei671/
Mosbha671/
Moshwo671/
Mjozwa671/
Mosbay670/

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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 Mhoswa
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