Misawo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Misawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
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
The surname Misawo is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Misawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Misawo live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Misawo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
Misawo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Misawo is most common in: Migori County, where 80 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 20 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maisawo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Missawo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maishawo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Misawa | 83 | 34,549 | / |
| Musawo | 83 | 3,129 | / |
| Misabo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Misewo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Misavo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mizawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mijawo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meisawa | 77 | 346 | / |
| Mishabo | 77 | 193 | / |
| Missawa | 77 | 128 | / |
| Maisawa | 77 | 74 | / |
| Misawat | 77 | 42 | / |
| Maisabo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Missabo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mushawo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mussawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Misawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Misowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Misaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maizawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Missowou | 71 | 666 | / |
| Maisawat | 71 | 47 | / |
| Misahwat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maisawad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maissawa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Missabou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maisawas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maissabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maishawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metsawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musawa | 67 | 3,682 | / |
| Mesawa | 67 | 811 | / |
| Misaba | 67 | 152 | / |
| Misowa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Miseva | 67 | 60 | / |
| Misova | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mizawa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Musowo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mejawo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Misava | 67 | 14 | / |
| Misová | 67 | 13 | / |
| Misobo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mizewo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mesewo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Misewa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Musewo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Misoba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maisahwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Misevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maishaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mäsabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maishaboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhaisawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mizabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Micawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidjawou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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