Misiwa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Misiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Misiwa (30) may also be a first name.
Misiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Misiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Misiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Misiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Misiwa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Misiwa is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 31 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 31 percent live and Mara Region, where 31 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.
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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 Misiwa
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