Moshiwa Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moshiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moshiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Moshiwa (36) may also be a first name.

Moshiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moshiwa is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moshiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moshiwa is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moshiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moshiwa is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Aside from Botswana Moshiwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Moshiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Moshiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.3% less than the national average, earning R 56,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhoshiwa93104/
Moshihwa934/
Mosiwa92861/
Moitshiwa881/
Mochiwa86397/
Mushiwa8674/
Mosiewa8666/
Mashiwa8652/
Moseiwa8648/
Moshiba8613/
Mosiwoa862/
Moshiva861/
Moshewa861/
Mosoiwa861/
Mousiwa861/
Moshiwe861/
Mosiwat861/
Mushaiwa80160/
Mochaiwa8017/
Mhashiwa809/
Mushiswa802/
Mashaiwa802/
Moshibai801/
Mothsiwa801/
Motsoiwa801/
Mochoiwa801/
Musiwa775,378/
Masiwa771,517/
Mosiba77371/
Mosewa77119/
Mosuwa7768/
Mosiwe7749/
Mesiwa7727/
Mosiva773/
Mociwa771/
Mushishwa759/
Motsheswa753/
Mahashiwa751/
Mashiwuha751/
Mashiwath751/
Motsheawa751/
Motsheywa751/
Motchoiwa751/
Maschiwha751/
Mashiba713,067/
Mushiba712,639/
Mosheva711,139/
Musaiwa71989/
Moshebi71956/
Muchiwa71832/
Mashuwa71641/
Mashewa71604/
Machiwa71223/
Masuhwa71100/
Mashiwi7196/
Mushewa7175/
Mosieva7168/
Mhusiwa7167/
Moshibi7167/
Mosibau7149/
Meshuwa7139/
Mushiwe7123/
Musihwa718/
Mashiva718/
Mousiba718/
Moshibe718/
Masiswa717/
Mosivoa717/
Mussiwa716/
Masiwat715/
Massiwa714/
Masiwah712/
Mosheba712/
Mashiwe712/
Messiwa711/
Mozoiwa711/
Musiwau711/
Mochiva711/
Musiwga711/
Musuiwa711/
Mushiwi711/
Mausiwa711/
Mochewa711/
Musiswa711/
Mushiva711/
Mashiwo711/
Meshewa711/
Motsiwi711/
Motsiwo711/
Mosieua711/
Mosibaa711/
Muchaiwa67320/
Moushebi67299/
Muchihwa67237/
Moshebah67199/
Mashieva67122/
Mutseiwa6777/
Moscheva6761/
Musehewa6757/
Moysieva6753/
Moosewah6751/
Mashuhwa6743/
Mosivais6740/
Mushibau6732/
Moisieva6727/
Moshehbi6725/
Moiseewa6715/
Mushieva6715/
Mutsiwau6710/
Mosheeva679/
Meshieva678/
Moysheva676/
Moisheva676/
Mashibha676/
Moiseiva675/
Moyseiba675/
Mushibay674/
Moceiwai674/
Muchiswa673/
Mushojwa673/
Matshiva672/
Mousibau672/
Mousaiba672/
Moshesua672/
Mashiova671/
Mashivad671/
Mashivai671/
Mathsiwa671/
Maashiva671/
Machaiwa671/
Mosichva671/
Mucheiwa671/
Moyseiva671/
Mosiweer671/
Mossieva671/
Mutsehwa671/
Mushiswe671/
Musaihwa671/
Musaijwa671/
Musechwa671/
Mushaiba671/
Muchiwha671/
Mushibai671/
Moseshva671/
Moiseiba671/
Masshiba671/
Mocheywa671/
Matshiwe671/
Machiwah671/
Moseiwie670/

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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 Moshiwa
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