Miswala Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Miswala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miswala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Miswala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miswala is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miswala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Miswala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Miswala reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Miswala is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miswalla931/
Miwala9236/
Muswala86888/
Maiwala86213/
Misuala86163/
Miswalo8622/
Miswali865/
Miswela863/
Miswale861/
Misbala861/
Mijwala861/
Mushwala8066/
Maiwalia807/
Muswaila804/
Maiwaila803/
Missuala802/
Maiwalga802/
Meeswala801/
Muswaala801/
Muswaula801/
Mewala77175/
Mibala7753/
Mivala774/
Mjwala771/
Majwala71459/
Muswalo71341/
Muswela71238/
Misuali71197/
Misuela71169/
Mujwala7147/
Maiwola7139/
Musuala7135/
Maibala7114/
Mehwala7114/
Meewala7110/
Mesuala7110/
Mewalia719/
Maivala713/
Mivalat711/
Misbali711/
Meivala711/
Maiwalo711/
Musweela6730/
Majwaala6722/
Majjwala6710/
Maywalla679/
Meswaleh674/
Mujwaala674/
Mewalaha672/
Mushwalo672/
Mussuala671/
Mizuhala671/
Mujjwala671/
Maiballa671/
Maibaila671/
Moiwolah671/
Mithvala671/

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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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  • 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 Miswala
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