Misaw Surname

198,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Misaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Misaw (26) may also be a first name.

Misaw Last Name Facts

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

Misaw (Hindi: ंिशवा) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Misaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,621st most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,462,017 people. The surname Misaw is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Misaw are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Misaw is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mishaw91143/
Misawe912/
Missaw911/
Mishawe831/
Misaiwe831/
Missawe831/
Misheaw830/
Misshaw830/
Misab80271/
Musaw80264/
Mesaw8018/
Misaf8010/
Misav803/
Misow801/
Mijaw801/
Mizaw801/
Mishajwe771/
Mishab73606/
Meshaw73201/
Misgav73164/
Mussaw73163/
Misowa73123/
Mushaw7358/
Misova7357/
Mishow7356/
Michaw7354/
Miscow7328/
Missow7310/
Misiow738/
Measaw736/
Meesaw735/
Moisaf733/
Musaww733/
Maisaf731/
Moisab731/
Musawf731/
Mitsow731/
Missab731/
Misabh731/
Misjav731/
Misowe731/
Missaf731/
Meisaf731/
Mesawe731/
Miesow731/
Maisab731/
Meushaw67288/
Mishova67270/
Moisova67135/
Maisova6795/
Meashaw6768/
Missouw6740/
Mayshaw6728/
Mishaab6722/
Meisova6712/
Maisiow6712/
Missova676/
Mischow672/
Mishaif672/
Meyshaw672/
Mishowe672/
Mishaff671/
Mishabh671/
Mishhab671/
Missaft671/
Metshaw671/
Mhesawe671/
Mishowa671/
Mishaib671/
Missowe671/
Moisayf671/
Miessow671/
Maisowa671/
Maisafe671/
Messhaw670/
Misshow670/

Misaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misaw in the Hindi language
ंिशवाmisava-

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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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  • 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 Misaw
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