Misawo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Misawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Misawo (13) may also be a first name.

Misawo Last Name Facts

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

Misawo is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Misawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Misawo is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misawo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Misawo is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name globally, borne by 13 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 80 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maisawo921/
Missawo921/
Maishawo865/
Misawa8334,549/
Musawo833,129/
Misabo8316/
Misewo8312/
Misavo832/
Mizawo831/
Mijawo831/
Meisawa77346/
Mishabo77193/
Missawa77128/
Maisawa7774/
Misawat7742/
Maisabo7713/
Missabo7713/
Mushawo772/
Mussawo771/
Misawah771/
Misowou771/
Misaiwa771/
Maizawo771/
Missowou71666/
Maisawat7147/
Misahwat716/
Maisawad716/
Maissawa715/
Missabou715/
Maisawas714/
Maissabo712/
Maishawa711/
Metsawou711/
Musawa673,682/
Mesawa67811/
Misaba67152/
Misowa67123/
Miseva6760/
Misova6757/
Mizawa6752/
Musowo6750/
Mejawo6725/
Misava6714/
Misová6713/
Misobo679/
Mizewo678/
Mesewo677/
Misewa676/
Musewo674/
Misoba673/
Maisahwat672/
Misevo671/
Maishaawa671/
Mäsabo671/
Maishaboi671/
Mhaisawad671/
Mizabo671/
Micawa671/
Maidjawou671/

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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 Misawo
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