Miswa Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Miswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Miswa (1,717) may also be a first name.

Miswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miswa (Arabic: ميسوا, Hindi: मिस्वा, Marathi: िसवा, Oriya: ମିା) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Miswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Miswa live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Miswa is also the 185,275th most common first name globally, held by 1,717 people.

The last name Miswa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 1,695,502. In Indonesia Miswa is most numerous in: East Java, where 63 percent live, Jambi, where 24 percent live and South Sumatra, where 10 percent live. Other than Indonesia Miswa occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Miswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Miswa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiswa91183/
Miswah9163/
Misway9155/
Mishwa9140/
Miswea9121/
Miswai917/
Miszwa914/
Mmiswa914/
Misswa914/
Miswat912/
Meiswa911/
Muiswa911/
Miswha911/
Mieswa910/
Missway8389/
Mishwah8321/
Mishwat833/
Maisewa832/
Mieszwa831/
Mitswat831/
Mitshwa831/
Maitswa831/
Meswa801,072/
Misba801,029/
Muswa801,005/
Misva8047/
Miswe8041/
Miswo8024/
Miswi8013/
Misua808/
Moitshwa773/
Mhitshwa772/
Mierzswa771/
Miswahii771/
Maisva73446/
Maiswe73232/
Misbau73215/
Misuea73115/
Mishba7378/
Musway7356/
Misbha7343/
Misvaa7341/
Meshwa7327/
Miswey7327/
Maisua7316/
Misvah7312/
Muswai7311/
Muuswa7310/
Miczwa7310/
Mizway739/
Muswah739/
Mushwa738/
Michwa736/
Meswat735/
Mishva733/
Meeswa733/
Misbaa733/
Missba732/
Hmisua731/
Mitsva731/
Mhisva731/
Miesva731/
Mizwah731/
Meisba731/
Musswa731/
Mishua731/
Mhiswe731/
Mhuswa731/
Misbai731/
Mushwai6747/
Meiswip679/
Muisbau676/
Miessva675/
Meeswat672/
Moisbah671/
Missbha671/
Maisbai671/
Misbaih671/
Mishvah671/
Mishwit671/
Missbay671/
Meiswer671/
Mhetswa671/
Maisjua671/
Misbhai671/
Mihsbau671/
Mijtswi671/
Mishbau671/
Metshwa671/
Metswat671/
Mischba670/

Miswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miswa in the Hindi language
मिस्वाmisva-
Miswa in the Oriya language
ମିାmia-
Miswa in the Marathi language
िसवाisava-
Miswa in the Arabic language
ميسواmyswa-

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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
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  • 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 Miswa
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