Missawi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Missawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Missawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Missawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Missawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱ) is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Missawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Missawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Missawi is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Missawi reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Missawi is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,167,799. Not including Sudan Missawi is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 28 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Misawi9217/
Mishawi86139/
Missawa86128/
Mussawi8623/
Misjawi869/
Moisawi865/
Missawe861/
Missabi861/
Misawei861/
Misauwi861/
Misiawai808/
Maissawa805/
Mihshawi804/
Missabih803/
Maissabi802/
Mishhawi802/
Midsawit801/
Misawa7734,549/
Musawi77679/
Misabi7768/
Misawe772/
Mesawi772/
Misewi771/
Misavi771/
Missoweit757/
Meisawa71346/
Michawi71128/
Maisawa7174/
Musahwi7134/
Mussavi7128/
Mushawi7117/
Messavi7111/
Mishabi7111/
Meisabi719/
Musawwi718/
Messabi715/
Maisavi713/
Maisabi712/
Mishavi712/
Mizzawi712/
Moisabi711/
Misabih711/
Misowgi711/
Mishawe711/
Misgavi711/
Meshawi711/
Misaiwe711/
Misaiwa711/
Missowe711/
Musawie711/
Misaibi711/
Musawai711/
Misabhi711/
Messawy711/
Messabih672,175/
Maissabe67545/
Messawer6723/
Misabhai6720/
Messaabi6713/
Mesawich677/
Mitshavi676/
Missoubi673/
Misahavi673/
Messaibi673/
Messabhi673/
Maisabai672/
Misaweye671/
Mehesawi671/
Mishajwe671/
Maisaibi671/
Maishawa671/
Mussavii671/

Missawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Missawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱalmysawy-

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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 Missawi
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