Misongwe Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Misongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460

Misongwe Last Name Facts

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

Misongwe is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Misongwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Misongwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Misongwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Misongwe is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Other than Malawi Misongwe exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

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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 Misongwe
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